16. With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
18. He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
19. He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
20. He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
21. He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;