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.
19. He leads priests away strippedand overthrows the potentates.
20. He deprives the trusted advisers of speechand takes away the discernment of elders.
21. He pours contempt on noblemenand disarms the powerful.
22. He reveals the deep things of darkness,and brings deep shadows into the light.
23. He makes nations great, and destroys them;he extends the boundaries of nationsand disperses them.
24. He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding;he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.
25. They grope about in darkness without light;he makes them stagger like drunkards.