Verse Comparison: Job 5:13
American Standard Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
Amplified® Bible
He catches the [so-called] wise in their own trickiness, and the counsel of the schemers is brought to a quick end.
Contemporary English Version
in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails.
Darby English Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
Good News Bible
(SEE 5:12)
King James Version
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
New American Standard Bible
"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
New International Version
He catches the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
New King James Version
He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning becomes quickly thwarted.
Revised Standard Version
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Young's Literal Translation
Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,
