19. He leads priests away barefootand overthrows established leaders.
20. He deprives trusted advisers of speechand takes away the elders’ good judgment.
21. He pours out contempt on noblesand disarms the strong.
22. He reveals mysteries from the darknessand brings the deepest darkness into the light.
23. He makes nations great, then destroys them;He enlarges nations, then leads them away.
24. He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25. They grope around in darkness without light;He makes them stagger like drunken men.