15 If he restricts water, they have drought;if he lets it loose, it overturns the land.
16 With him are might and success;the deceiver and the deceived are his.
17 He leads advisors away barefoot;makes madmen of judges;
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;
21 pours contempt on royalty;loosens the belt of the strong;