15. If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He releases them, they destroy the earth.
16. With Him are power and sound wisdom; both deceived and deceiver are His.
17. He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
18. He loosens the bonds of the kings, and binds a loincloth around their waists.
19. He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the rulers.
20. He silences the lips of trusted advisors and removes the discernment of elders.
21. He pours contempt on nobles and loosens the belts of the mighty.
22. He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into light.
23. He makes nations great and destroys them. He enlarges the nations and leads them away.
24. He deprives the heads of the people of earth of understanding, and causes them to wander in a pathless wasteland.
25. They grope in darkness with no light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.