King James Version

Job 12:16

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

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עִ֭מּוֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).עֹ֣זozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strength”, the ordinary formH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הvetushiyahand enterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and enterprise”, the ordinary formH8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understandingenterprise, that which (thing as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working.ל֝֗וֹlvotoל֝֗וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toשֹׁגֵ֥גshogegsin ignorantlyשָׁגַגverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sin ignorantly”, a verb used as a describing wordH7683to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology)[idiom] also for that, deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly.וּמַשְׁגֶּֽהumashgehand be ravishedשָׁגָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and be ravished”, a verb used as a describing wordH7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.

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American Standard Version (1901)

With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.

Young’s Literal Translation

With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

World English Bible

With him is strength and wisdom. The deceived and the deceiver are his.

Darby Translation

With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Douay-Rheims

With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρʼ αὐτῷ κράτος καὶ ἰσχὺς, αὐτῷ ἐπιστήμη καὶ σύνεσις.