^24 (A)The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
    he ^(B)covers the faces of its judges—
    ^(C)if it is not he, who then is it?

^23 (A)who brings princes to nothing,
    and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.

¹⁴ therefore, behold, ^(A)I will again
    do wonderful things with this people,
    with wonder upon wonder;
and ^(B)the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
    and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”

²⁵ who frustrates the signs of liars
    and makes fools of diviners,
^(A)who turns wise men back
    and makes their knowledge foolish,

^(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
    and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”