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He removes the speech of those who had been trusted
Removing their speech represents making them unable to speak. AT: "He makes those who were trusted unable to speak" or "He silences people whom others trusted" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
takes away the understanding of the elders
Taking away their understanding represents making them unable to understand or make good decisions. AT: "makes the elders unable to understand" or "makes the elders unable to make good decisions" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the elders
Possible meanings are 1) the older people or 2) the leaders.