And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If (it be) not (he), who then is it?
He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.