JOB 5:12 Parallel View

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ULT frustrating the plans of the crafty,
⇔ and their hands do not accomplish an initiative,

BSB He thwarts the schemes of the crafty,
⇔ so that their hands find no success.

OEB Frustrating the plots of the crafty
⇔ And robbing their hands of success,

WEB He frustrates the plans of the crafty,
⇔ so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.

NET He frustrates the plans of the crafty
 ⇔ so that their hands cannot accomplish
 ⇔ what they had planned!

LSV Making void thoughts of the cunning,
And their hands do not execute wisdom.

FBV He frustrates the plans of the cunning so that they are unsuccessful.

T4T He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do,
⇔ with the result that they achieve nothing.

LEB • He is frustrating the devices of the crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.

BBE Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.

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JPS He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.

ASV He frustrateth the devices of the crafty,
 ⇔ So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

DRA Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun:

YLT Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.

DBY He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

RV He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

WBS He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

KJB He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

BB He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their handes are not able to perfourme that which they do enterprise.
(He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their hands are not able to perform that which they do enterprise.)

GNV He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise.
(He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their hands cannot accomplish that which they do enterprise.)

CB Which destroyeth the deuyces of the sotyll, so that they are not able to perfourme the thynges that they take in hode:
(Which destroyeth the deuyces of the sotyll, so that they are not able to perform the things that they take in hode:)

WYC Which distrieth the thouytis of yuel willid men, that her hondis moun not fille tho thingis that thei bigunnen.
(Which distrieth the thoughts of yuel willid men, that her hands moun not fille tho things that they began.)

LUT Er macht zunichte die Anschläge der Listigen, daß es ihre Hand nicht ausführen kann.
(Er macht zunichte the Anschläge the Listigen, that it ihre Hand not ausführen kann.)

CLV qui dissipat cogitationes malignorum, ne possint implere manus eorum quod cœperant;
(who dissipat cogitationes malignorum, ne possint implere manus eorum that cœperant;)

BRN frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:

BrLXX διαλλάσσοντα βουλὰς πανούργων, καὶ οὐ μὴ ποιήσουσιν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῶν ἀληθές·
(diallassonta boulas panourgōn, kai ou maʸ poiaʸsousin hai ⱪeires autōn alaʸthes;)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

עֲרוּמִ֑ים

crafty

Eliphaz is using the adjective crafty as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “crafty people”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְֽ⁠לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵי⁠הֶ֗ם

and=not achieve hands,their

Eliphaz is using the word and to introduce the result of God frustrating the plans of the crafty. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “so that their hands do not accomplish”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְֽ⁠לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵי⁠הֶ֗ם

and=not achieve hands,their

Here, hands figuratively represent the capability of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and they are not able to accomplish”

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