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12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty,
and their hands do not achieve success.
13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
14 In the daytime they meet with darkness,
and they grope at noon[a] as in the night.

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  1. Job 5:14 Or “the noon”

12 He thwarts the plans(A) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(B)
13 He catches the wise(C) in their craftiness,(D)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(E)
14 Darkness(F) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(G)

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