12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?Does not long life bring understanding?
13 ‘To God belong wisdom and power;counsel and understanding are his.
14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;those he imprisons cannot be released.
15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought;if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
16 To him belong strength and insight;both deceived and deceiver are his.
17 He leads rulers away strippedand makes fools of judges.
18 He takes off the shackles put on by kingsand ties a loincloth round their waist.