True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
This is a noble discourse of Job's concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering and disposing of all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of his own will, which none dares gainsay or can resist.
Commenting on Job 12:12-25
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled,.... Such who have the greatest share of knowledge and wisdom in civil things, and are capable of giving advice to others, and are very useful in commonwealths, in cities, towns, and neighbourhoods; wherefore it is a judgment on a people when such are removed, Isa 3:3; these God can spoil at once of all their wisdom and knowledge, and render...
With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his. (h) He shows that there is nothing done in this world without God's will and ordinance, else he would not be Almighty.