The just and blameless man is a joke. As prepared for those whose feet slip. The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God bare secure, Whom God brings into their power. And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
Wisdom is with aged men, With long life is understanding.
Some of his acts defy understanding. With Him are strength and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader belong to Him. He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle. He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows athe secure ones.