²⁰ He keeps reliable advisors from speaking,^[a]
    and removes discernment from elders.

²⁴ He withdraws understanding^[a] from national leaders of the world,^[b]
    causing them to wander through uncharted^[c] wilderness.

²⁵ They grope in the dark without light;
    he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard.”