12 Is not wisdom with the aged and understanding bring long life?
13 “With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His.
14 If He tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; one He imprisons cannot be released.
15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He releases them, they destroy the earth.
16 With Him are power and sound wisdom; both deceived and deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
18 He loosens the bonds of the kings, and binds a loincloth around their waists.