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.