JOB 5:13 Parallel Verse View

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ULT catching the cunning in their craftiness,
⇔ and the plan of the ones being deceptive is hastened.

UST When people try cleverly to make others suffer,
⇔ God makes this cause suffering for them instead.
 ⇔ When people try to trick others,
⇔ God shows that it is a trick before it can fool the others.

BSB He catches the wise in their craftiness,[fn]
⇔ and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

5:13 Cited in 1 Corinthians 3:19

OEB So taking the wise in their guile,
⇔ That their tortuous plans fail through rashness:

WEB He takes the wise in their own craftiness;
⇔ the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

MSG ^(8-16)“If I were in your shoes, I’d go straight to God,
  I’d throw myself on the mercy of God.
After all, he’s famous for great and unexpected acts;
  there’s no end to his surprises.
He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth,
  sends water to irrigate the fields.
He raises up the down-and-out,
  gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.
He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks,
  so that none of their plots come to term.
He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies—
  all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!
Suddenly they’re disoriented, plunged into darkness;
  they can’t see to put one foot in front of the other.
But the downtrodden are saved by God,
  saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist.
And so the poor continue to hope,
  while injustice is bound and gagged.

NET He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
 ⇔ and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

LSV Capturing the wise in their subtlety,
And the counsel of wrestling ones was hurried,

FBV He traps the wise in their own clever thinking, and the schemes of twisted people are cut short.

T4T He causes people who think that they [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do,
⇔ with the result that they do not succeed.

LEB • He is capturing the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.

BBE He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

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JPS He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

ASV He taketh the wise in their own craftiness;
 ⇔ And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

DRA Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

YLT Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,

DBY He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

RV He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

WBS He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

KJB He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

BB He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.
(He compasseth the wise in their own craftinesse, and maketh foolishe the council/counsel of the wicked.)

GNV He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.

CB which compaseth ye wyse in their owne craftynesse, and ouertroweth the councell of the wicked:
(which compaseth ye/you_all wise in their own craftynesse, and ouertroweth the council/counsel of the wicked:)

WYC Which takith cautelouse men in the felnesse `of hem, and distrieth the counsel of schrewis.
(Which takith cautelouse men in the felnesse `of them, and distrieth the counsel of schrewis.)

LUT Er fähet die Weisen in ihrer Listigkeit und stürzet der Verkehrten Rat,
(Er fähet the Weisen in ihrer Listigkeit and stürzet the Verkehrten Rat,)

CLV qui apprehendit sapientes in astutia eorum, et consilium pravorum dissipat.[fn]
(who apprehendit sapientes in astutia eorum, and consilium pravorum dissipat.)

5.13 Qui apprehendit sapientes. Ibid. Quia consiliis Dei humana facta etiam tunc congrue serviunt cum resistunt, ut in venditione Joseph, ne adoraretur; in petitione præputiorum a Saul, ut David exstingueretur; in morte Domini, ne omnes crederent in eum. Deus alia concedit propitius, alia permittit iratus: quæ tunc in usum sui consilii vertit, ut quæ ejus consilio repugnant, ejus consilio militent; et quod sine ejus voluntate geritur, ejus voluntati contrarium non sit, unde: Omnia quæcunque voluit, etc.

5.13 Who apprehendit sapientes. Ibid. Quia consiliis God humana facts also tunc congrue serviunt when/with resistunt, as in venditione Yoseph, ne adoraretur; in petitione præputiorum a Saul, as David exstingueretur; in morte Master, ne everyone crederent in him. God other concedit propitius, other permittit iratus: which tunc in usum sui consilii vertit, as which his consilio repugnant, his consilio militent; and that without his voluntate geritur, his voluntati contrarium not/no let_it_be, unde: Everything quæcunque voluit, etc.

BRN who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty.

BrLXX ὁ καταλαμβάνων σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ φρονήσει, βουλὴν δὲ πολυπλόκων ἐξέστησεν.
(ho katalambanōn sofous en taʸ fronaʸsei, boulaʸn de poluplokōn exestaʸsen. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּ⁠עָרְמָ֑⁠ם

catches wise in/on/at/with,craftiness,their

Eliphaz is speaking as if the craftiness of cunning people were literally a trap that God uses to catch them. He means that God makes them suffer the consequences of the evil actions by which they intended to make others suffer. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “making the cunning suffer the consequences of their own evil actions”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חֲכָמִ֣ים

wise

Eliphaz is using the adjective cunning 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: “cunning people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠עֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה

and,schemes wily brought_to_a_quick_end

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and hastening the plan of the ones being deceptive”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וַ⁠עֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה

and,schemes wily brought_to_a_quick_end

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 the plan of the ones being deceptive is hastened” or “so that he can hasten the plan of the ones being deceptive”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠עֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה

and,schemes wily brought_to_a_quick_end

When Eliphaz says that God hastens the plan of deceptive people, he likely means that God makes their plans fail by bringing them too early, before they are ready, to the point where they would need to take effect. So the implication is that God makes the plan fail.

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