13 He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.(A)
14 They encounter darkness by day,
and they grope at noon
as if it were night.(B)
15 He saves the needy from their sharp words[a](C)
and from the clutches of the powerful.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:15 Lit from the sword of their mouth; Ps 55:21; 59:7

13 He catches the wise(A) in their craftiness,(B)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(C)
14 Darkness(D) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(E)
15 He saves the needy(F) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(G)

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