¹³ “^(A)Wisdom and ^(B)might are with Him;
Advice and ^(C)understanding belong to Him.

¹⁶ Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who ^(A)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
¹⁷ He makes ^(B)advisers walk ^[a]barefoot
And makes fools of ^(C)judges.
¹⁸ He ^(D)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.
¹⁹ He makes priests walk ^[b]barefoot,
And overthrows ^(E)the secure ones.
²⁰ He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And ^(F)takes away the discernment of the elders.
²¹ He ^(G)pours contempt on nobles,
And ^(H)loosens the belt of the strong.
²² He ^(I)reveals mysteries from the darkness,
And brings the deep darkness into light.

²¹ It is He who ^(A)changes the times and the periods;
He ^(B)removes kings and appoints kings;
He gives ^(C)wisdom to wise men,
And knowledge to ^[a]people of understanding.
²² It is He who ^(D)reveals the profound and hidden things;
^(E)He knows what is in the darkness,
And the ^(F)light dwells with Him.
²³ To You, ^(G)God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,
For You have given me ^(H)wisdom and power;
Even now You have made known to me what we ^(I)requested of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”