With him is strength and wisdom.
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 12:16 in context
Job 12:13–19
13
“With God is wisdom and might.
He has counsel and understanding.
14
Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again.
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
15
Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up.
Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
16
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With him is strength and wisdom.
The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17
He leads counselors away stripped.
He makes judges fools.
18
He loosens the bond of kings.
He binds their waist with a belt.
19
He leads priests away stripped,
and overthrows the mighty.
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