New English Translation

Job 12:13-18 New English Translation (NET)

13. “With God are wisdom and power;counsel and understanding are his.

14. If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt;if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.

15. If he holds back the waters, then they dry up;if he releases them, they destroy the land.

16. With him are strength and prudence;both the one who goes astrayand the one who misleads are his.

17. He leads counselors away strippedand makes judges into fools.

18. He loosens the bonds of kingsand binds a loincloth around their waist.