Commentary for Job 5:13
לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
Rashi on Job
is hasty Any counsel that is planned hastily is foolishness.
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Malbim on Job
The example Malbim cites for this is the selling of Joseph by his brothers. God allowed it to happen as it fitted in with His plans. Indeed, it would lead to the very thing they were trying to prevent, namely, Joseph's pre-eminence over them.
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