Job 12:13-18 New International Version (NIV)

13. “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

14. What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.

15. If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.

16. To him belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his.

17. He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges.

18. He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.

Job 12