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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He catches the wise by their own craftiness, And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness, And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He catches the wise with their own tricks. The plans of schemers prove to be hasty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning are brought to a quick end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Capturing the wise in their subtlety, "" And the counsel of wrestling ones was hurried,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He took the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the perverse was headlong.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He catches the wise in their own ruses, and the designs of the crafty are routed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He takes the wise in their subtlety; and the counsel of the crafty is frustrated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He seizes wise men in their philosophy and the thinking of the crafty he brings to nothing<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=740" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/5.htm">Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: lō·ḵêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">He catches</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: ḥă·ḵā·mîm (Adj-mp) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">the wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6191.htm" title="6191: bə·‘ā·rə·mām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To be shrewd or crafty. A primitive root; properly, to be bare; but used only in the derivative sense to be cunning.">in their craftiness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: nim·hā·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">and sweeps away</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">the plans</a> <a href="/hebrew/6617.htm" title="6617: nip̄·tā·lîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To twist. A primitive root; to twine, i.e. to struggle or be tortuous.">of the cunning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19</a></span><br />For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Psalm 18:26</a></span><br />to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a></span><br />He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a></span><br />Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a></span><br />The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Proverbs 11:6</a></span><br />The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-13.htm">Proverbs 12:13</a></span><br />An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Psalm 37:15</a></span><br />But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2</a></span><br />In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-31.htm">Proverbs 1:31</a></span><br />So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a></span><br />The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalm 33:10</a></span><br />The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a></span><br />who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22</a></span><br />Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He takes the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the fraudulent is carried headlong.</p><p class="hdg">taketh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">2 Samuel 15:31,34</a></b></br> And <i>one</i> told David, saying, Ahithophel <i>is</i> among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a></b></br> And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled <i>his</i> ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Esther 6:4-11</a></b></br> And the king said, Who <i>is</i> in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him… </p><p class="hdg">of the froword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Psalm 18:26</a></b></br> With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-32.htm">Proverbs 3:32</a></b></br> For the froward <i>is</i> abomination to the LORD: but his secret <i>is</i> with the righteous.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/2-4.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/judges/1-12.htm">Captures</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Capturing</a> <a href="/job/1-17.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-7.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Craftiness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-15.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/job/4-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/job/5-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">Froward</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Headlong</a> <a href="/job/5-1.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-33.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Shrewdness</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-19.htm">Subtilty</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Thwarted</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Wily</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-3.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Captures</a> <a href="/judges/11-22.htm">Capturing</a> <a href="/job/10-19.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Craftiness</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/job/6-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Froward</a> <a href="/job/31-5.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Headlong</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/job/31-5.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/daniel/8-25.htm">Shrewdness</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-4.htm">Subtilty</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Thwarted</a> <a href="/job/18-10.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Wily</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/romans/15-30.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Job 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that the end of the wicked is misery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-6.htm">that man is born to trouble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-8.htm">that God is to be regarded in affliction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/5-17.htm">the happy end of God's correction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, "the wise" often refers to those who rely on their own understanding rather than seeking God's guidance. This is echoed in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19</a>, where Paul states, "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight." The idea of God catching the wise in their craftiness suggests that human schemes cannot outmaneuver divine sovereignty. Historically, this reflects the cultural context of the ancient Near East, where wisdom literature often emphasized the futility of human plans against divine will. Theologically, it underscores the belief that God is omniscient and omnipotent, able to discern and disrupt the plans of those who think themselves clever.<p><b>and sweeps away the plans of the cunning</b><br>This part of the verse continues the theme of divine intervention against human arrogance. The "cunning" are those who use deceit or manipulation to achieve their ends, often at the expense of others. The imagery of God sweeping away their plans suggests a sudden and complete overturning of their schemes. This can be seen in the broader biblical narrative, such as in the story of Haman in the Book of Esther, where his plot against the Jews is ultimately thwarted by divine providence. Theologically, this serves as a reminder of God's justice and the ultimate futility of opposing His will. It also points to the moral order upheld by God, where deceit and manipulation are ultimately exposed and judged.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. Eliphaz is the speaker in this passage, offering his perspective on God's justice and wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers immense trials and losses. The book of Job explores his responses and the dialogues with his friends about suffering and divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and source of wisdom, who is portrayed as just and sovereign over human affairs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wise_and_the_wily.htm">The Wise and the Wily</a></b><br>Represents those who rely on their own understanding and cunning, often in opposition to God's wisdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region associated with wisdom, possibly linked to the Edomites, known for their wise men.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_human_wisdom.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Human wisdom is limited and often flawed. We must recognize that God's wisdom surpasses all human understanding and schemes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_craftiness.htm">The Futility of Craftiness</a></b><br>Relying on cunning and deceit is ultimately futile. God sees through all human plans and can overturn them in an instant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Even when it seems like the wicked prosper, we can trust that God will bring justice in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limitations and approach God with humility, seeking His wisdom rather than relying on our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Aligning our lives with God's principles ensures that we are not caught in the trap of our own craftiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_put_us_through_tests.htm">Why does God put us through tests?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_today's_evil_age.htm">Who is The Evil One in the story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_see_god_as_ruthless.htm">In Job 10:16, why does Job perceive God as a ruthless adversary when other parts of the Bible portray Him as compassionate?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">He taketh the wise.</span>--St. Paul quotes the former half of this verse in his warning to the Corinthians (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm" title="For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.">1Corinthians 3:19</a>): "The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." The word rendered "froward" means <span class= "ital">crooked, perverse, </span>or <span class= "ital">tortuous. </span>The name Naphtali is derived from the same root (<a href="/genesis/30-8.htm" title="And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.">Genesis 30:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He taketh the wise in their own craftiness</span>. Men are, as Shakespeare says, "hoist with their own petard." They "fall into their own nets together" (Psalm 141:11), while the godly, their intended prey, "escape them." And this is God's doing - it is his providence which brings it to pass. And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong; or, "put to confusion" (Lee). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He catches</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹכֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(lō·ḵêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wise</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲכָמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḵā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2450.htm">Strong's 2450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their craftiness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָרְמָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·rə·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6193.htm">Strong's 6193: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stratagem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sweeps away</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְהָֽרָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nim·hā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the plans</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Advice, plan, prudence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the cunning.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְתָּלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·tā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6617.htm">Strong's 6617: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twine, to struggle, be, tortuous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/5-13.htm">Job 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/5-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 5:13 He takes the wise in their own (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/5-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 5:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 5:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/5-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 5:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 5:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>