24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;

he makes them wander in a trackless waste.

25 They grope in darkness with no light;

he makes them stagger like drunkards.

24 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.

25 They grope in the dark without light,

And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

24 He strips kings of understanding

and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.

25 They grope in the darkness without a light.

He makes them stagger like drunkards.

24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,

And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.

25 They grope in the dark without light,

And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

24 He takes understanding away from the leaders of the earth

and makes them wander through a pathless desert.

25 They feel around in darkness with no light;

he makes them stumble like drunks.

24 He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth,

And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

25 They grope in the dark without light;

And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

24 He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste. 25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard.

24 He takes away the common sense of a country’s leaders 

and makes them stumble about in a pathless wilderness. 

25 They grope in the dark with no light, 

and he makes them stumble like drunks. 

24 He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,

and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

25 They grope around in darkness without light;

He makes them stagger like drunken men.

24 He strips understanding from the leaders of the earth,

and makes them wander in a pathless waste.

25 They grope in the dark without light;

he makes them stagger like a drunkard.

24 He strips away the insight of the heads of the earth’s people,

and he makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

25 They grope in the dark without light,

and he makes them stagger like a drunkard.

24 He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth.

He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives.

25 Without any light, they feel their way along in darkness.

God makes them unsteady like those who get drunk.

24 “He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people

And makes them wander in a pathless waste.

25 “They grope in darkness with no light,

And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.