"He deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away the discernment of the elders." God silences the trusted counselor and deprives the aged of understanding. This verse directly attacks the authority on which the friends stand—they are elders, counselors, trusted speakers, yet according to Job's vision, God routinely silences and confounds such figures. The verse suggests that the friends' confident speech may itself be the silencing God inflicts.

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