Job 12:14-20 New English Translation (NET)

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.

Job 12