Job 5:13
“He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong.”
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Job 5:13 Context
11To set vp on high those that be low; that those which mourne, may be exalted to safetie. 12Hee disappointeth the deuices of the craftie, so that their hands cannot performe their enterprise. 13He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong. 14They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night. 15But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie.
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Other Translations for Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- King James Version
"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
- Basic English Bible
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
- Darby Bible
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- Webster's Bible
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
- World English Bible
Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,
- Youngs Literal Bible
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 5:13
5:13 The wise - Men wise to do evil, and wise in the opinion of the world, he not only deceives in their hopes and counsels, but turns them against themselves. Froward - Or, wrestlers: such as wind and turn every way, as wrestlers do, and will leave no means untried to accomplish their counsels. Is carried - Is tumbled down and broken, and that by their own precipitation.