11 Does not the ear test wordsas the palate tastes food?
12 Wisdom is with the aged,and understanding in length of days.
13 “With God are wisdom and might;he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;if he shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he withholds the waters, they dry up;if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and sound wisdom;the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads counselors away stripped,and judges he makes fools.