And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
Job 18:7 - English Standard Version 2016 His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel and the plans in which he trusted shall bring about his downfall. American Standard Version (1901) The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. Common English Bible Their strong strides slow down; their plans trip themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version His strong steps will be constrained, and his own counsel will cast him down uncontrollably. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The step of his strength shall be straitened: and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong. |
And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
And the mind of the king of Syria was greatly troubled because of this thing, and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me who of us is for the king of Israel?”
In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him.
He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.
The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”