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Job 12:16-22

16True wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454and powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797belong to Himעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973.The deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are His.

17He leads counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289awayמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758and makes foolsיְהוֹלֵֽל׃ye.ho.LelH1984of judgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199.

18He loosensפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bondsמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148placed by kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428and fastensוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631a beltאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232around their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975.

19He leads priestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548awayמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758and overthrowsיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the establishedוְאֵֽתָנִ֣יםve.'e.ta.NimH386.

20He deprivesמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the trustedלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539of speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193and takes awayיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947the discernmentוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of eldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21He pours outשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937onעַל־'al-H5921noblesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081and disarmsוּמְזִ֖יחַ רִפָּֽה׃u.me.Zi.ach ri.PahH4206 H7503the mightyאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22He revealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540the deep thingsעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013ofמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318deep shadowsצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.

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