Job 5:12

“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, etc.] Or, “it disappointeth”; that is, the rain, as some Jewish commentators f201 interpret it, and the whole paragraph to this sense; the rain coming upon the earth makes it fruitful, and causes it to produce a plentiful crop, whereby the schemes of crafty men are disappointed, who in a time of drought withhold the corn, and enhance the price of it, and distress the poor; and this in order to make a penny of them, according to (<300804>Amos 8:4,6); but through the rain falling are not able to gain their end, but are obliged to bring out their corn, and sell it at a low price, and so are taken in their own craftiness; their counsel becomes brutish,…”

“enterprise--literally, "realization." The Hebrew combines in the one word the two ideas, wisdom and happiness, "enduring existence" being the etymological and philosophical root of the combined notion [UMBREIT].”

“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty - He foils them in their schemes, or makes their plans vain. This too was the result of close observation on the part of Eliphaz. He had seen instances where the plans of crafty, designing, and artful people had been defeated, and where the straightforward had been prospered and honored. Such cases led him to believe that God was the friend of virtue, and was worthy of entire confidence. So that their hands - So that they. The hands are the instruments by which we accomplish our plans. Their enterprise - Margin, Or, “anything.” Hebrew תשׁיה tûshı̂yâh. This word properly means uprightness from ישׁע yâsha‛; then help, deliverance, Job 6:13; then…”

“disappointeth: Job 12:16, Job 12:17; Neh 4:15; Psa 33:10, Psa 33:11, Psa 37:17; Pro 21:30; Isa 8:10, Isa 19:3 their hands: Psa 21:11; Isa 37:36; Act 12:11, Act 23:12-22 their enterprise: or, anything Job 5:13”

“12 Who bringeth to nought the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot accomplish anything; 13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is thrown down. 14 By day they run into darkness, And grope in the noon-day as in the night. 15 He rescueth from the sword, that from their mouth, And from the hand of the strong, the needy. 16 Hope ariseth for the weak, And folly shall close its mouth. All these attributes are chosen designedly: God brings down all haughtiness, and takes compassion on those who need it. The noun תּוּשׁיּה, coined by the Chokma, and out of Job and Proverbs found only in Mic 6:9; Isa 28:29, and even there in gnomical connection, is…”