⁹ The wise^(A) will be put to shame;
    they will be dismayed^(B) and trapped.^(C)
Since they have rejected the word^(D) of the Lord,
    what kind of wisdom^(E) do they have?

“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?^(D)
    Has counsel perished from the prudent?
    Has their wisdom decayed?

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”^[a](A)