Revised Version 1895

Job 12:16-22

16With him isstrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797and effectual working; the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, andjudgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199maketh he fools.

18He looseth the bond ofkingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428, and bindeth theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975with agirdleאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232.

19He leadethpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

20He removeth thespeechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193of the trusty, and takethawayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the understanding of theeldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21He pourethcontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937uponעַל־'al-H5921princesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081, and looseth the belt of thestrongאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22He discoverethdeepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757thingsoutH3318ofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and bringethoutH3318tolightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757.

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