Job

Job 5:12–14

¹²He thwarts the schemes of the crafty,

so that their hands find no success.

¹³He catches the wise in their craftiness,^b

and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

¹⁴They encounter darkness by day

and grope at noon as in the night.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He thwarts	מֵ֭פֵר	mê·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the schemes	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of the crafty	עֲרוּמִ֑ים	‘ă·rū·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible
so that their hands	יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
find	תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה	ṯa·‘ă·śe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6213 do, make
no	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
success	תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃	tū·šî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8454 sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He catches	לֹכֵ֣ד	lō·ḵêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in their craftiness	בְּעָרְמָ֑ם	bə·‘ā·rə·mām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
and sweeps away	נִמְהָֽרָה׃	nim·hā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
the plans	וַעֲצַ֖ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the cunning	נִפְתָּלִ֣ים	nip̄·tā·lîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H6617 twist

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They encounter	יְפַגְּשׁוּ־	yə·p̄ag·gə·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6298 meet, encounter
darkness	חֹ֑שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
by day	יוֹמָ֥ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and grope	יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ	yə·maš·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4959 feel, grope
at noon	בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃	ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
as in the night	וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה	wə·ḵal·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 5:12 Psalm 21:11 · Psalm 33:10–11 · Isaiah 8:10 · Proverbs 21:30 · Psalm 37:17 · Isaiah 37:36 · Acts 12:11 · Nehemiah 4:15 · Job 12:16–17 · Acts 23:12–22 · Isaiah 19:3

Job 5:13 1 Corinthians 3:19 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Psalm 7:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–20 · Luke 1:51 · Esther 9:25 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 18:26 · Esther 7:10 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · Proverbs 3:32 · Esther 6:4–11

Job 5:14 Job 12:25 · Deuteronomy 28:29 · Isaiah 59:10 · Proverbs 4:19 · Amos 8:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.