Job 12:18-20

New International Reader's Version

¹⁸ He sets people free from the chains that kings put on them.
    Then he dresses the kings in the clothes of slaves.
¹⁹ He removes the authority of priests and leads them away.
    He removes from their positions
    officials who have been in control for a long time.
²⁰ He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers.
    He takes away the understanding of elders.