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19     He leads the priests away barefoot
        and defeats the long-incumbent men of power.
20     He robs trusted advisors of speech;
        He steals discretion from elders.
21     He heaps contempt on rulers,
        and loosens the bind of alliances among world powers.

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19 He leads priests away stripped(A)
    and overthrows officials long established.(B)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(C)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(D)
    and disarms the mighty.(E)

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