New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 12:16-22

16With Him are strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797and soundוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454, Themisledשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the misleaderוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686belong to Him.

17He makescounselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289walkמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758And makesH1984foolsH1984ofjudgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199.

18Heloosensפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605thebondH4147of kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428And bindsוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975with a girdleאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232.

19He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548walkמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758And overthrowsיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the secureH386onesH386.

20He deprivesמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the trustedלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539ones of speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193Andtakesיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947away the discernmentוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of the eldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21Hepoursשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937on noblesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081Andloosensרִפָּֽה׃ri.PahH7503the beltוּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achH4206of the strongאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22Herevealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540mysteriesעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013from the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822And bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.

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