12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime

and grope at noonday as in the night.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness:

And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

And grope in the noonday as in the night.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers

so the work of their hands will not succeed.

13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness

so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

14 They find it is dark in the daytime,

and they grope at noon as if it were night.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,

And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

And grope at noontime as in the night.

12 He ruins the plans of those who trick others

so they have no success.

13 He catches the wise in their own clever traps

and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.

14 Darkness covers them up in the daytime;

even at noon they feel around in the dark.

12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness;

And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the day-time,

And grope at noonday as in the night.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong: 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

12 He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans 

so that they cannot do anything successfully. 

13 He catches the wise with their own tricks. 

The plans of schemers prove to be hasty. 

14 In the daytime they meet darkness 

and grope in the sunlight as if it were night. 

12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty

so that they achieve no success.

13 He traps the wise in their craftiness

so that the plans of the deceptive

are quickly brought to an end.

14 They encounter darkness by day,

and they grope at noon

as if it were night.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness;

and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

and grope at noonday as in the night.

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 as in the night.

12 He stops those who are tricky from doing what they plan to do.

The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

13 Some people think they are so wise.

But God catches them in their own tricks.

He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.

14 Darkness covers them in the daytime.

At noon they feel their way around as if it were night.

12 “He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,

So that their hands cannot attain success.

13 “He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,

And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

14 “By day they meet with darkness,

And grope at noon as in the night.