19. He leads priests away strippedand overthrows officials long established.
20. He silences the lips of trusted advisorsand takes away the discernment of elders.
21. He pours contempt on noblesand disarms the mighty.
22. He reveals the deep things of darknessand brings utter darkness into the light.
23. He makes nations great, and destroys them;he enlarges nations, and disperses them.
24. He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;he makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25. They grope in darkness with no light;he makes them stagger like drunkards.