20 ^aHe deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders. ‡

21 ^aHe pours contempt on princes,
And¹ disarms the mighty. ‡

23 ^aHe¹ makes nations great, and destroys them;
He enlarges nations, and guides them. ‡

24 He takes away the¹ understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And ^amakes them wander in a pathless wilderness. ‡