He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

他废去忠信人的讲论，又夺去老人的聪明。

他废去忠信者的言论，夺去长者的见识。

他废去忠信者的言论，夺去长者的见识。

祂夺去智者的口才，祂拿走长者的洞见。

他除掉忠信人的言论，又除去老年人的辨别力。

他廢去忠信人的講論，又奪去老人的聰明。

他廢去忠信者的言論，奪去長者的見識。

他廢去忠信者的言論，奪去長者的見識。

祂奪去智者的口才，祂拿走長者的洞見。

他除掉忠信人的言論，又除去老年人的辨別力。

他把受信靠者的口才廢掉，又將老年人的謹慎智慮奪去。

廢忠誠者之才辯、奪年老者之知識、

忠藎之言、使之不納、元老之明、使之忽昧。

使素有口才者、素有口才者或作盡忠者言詞遲純、使老者昧其知識、

He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.

He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.

He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.

He silences the trusted adviser and removes the insight of the elders.

He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.

He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.

Great men are not[ always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt[ them].

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness[ where there is] no way.

For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue[ is] but for a moment.

Lying lips[ are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly[ are] his delight.