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18     unties the belt of kings,
        binds a garment around their loins;
19     leads priests away barefoot;
    overthrows the well-established;
20     silences the talk of trusted people;
    takes away elders’ discernment;

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18 He takes off the shackles(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(B)
19 He leads priests away stripped(C)
    and overthrows officials long established.(D)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt