Job 5:13

NETBible

He catches 1  the wise in their own craftiness, 2  and the counsel of the cunning 3  is brought to a quick end. 4 

NIV ©

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

NASB ©

"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

NLT ©

He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.

MSG ©

He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies--all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

NKJV ©

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

He catches 1  the wise in their own craftiness, 2  and the counsel of the cunning 3  is brought to a quick end. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn The participles continue the description of God. Here he captures or ensnares the wise in their wickedly clever plans. See also Ps 7:16, where the wicked are caught in the pit they have dug – they are only wise in their own eyes.

2 sn This is the only quotation from the Book of Job in the NT (although Rom 11:35 seems to reflect 41:11, and Phil 1:19 is similar to 13:6). Paul cites it in 1 Cor 3:19.

3 tn The etymology of נִפְתָּלִים (niftalim) suggests a meaning of “twisted” (see Prov 8:8) in the sense of tortuous. See Gen 30:8; Ps 18:26 [27].

4 tn The Niphal of מָהַר (mahar) means “to be hasty; to be irresponsible.” The meaning in the line may be understood in this sense: The counsel of the wily is hastened, that is, precipitated before it is ripe, i.e., frustrated (A. B. Davidson, Job, 39).