3:19a For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.

For what the people of this world think is wise/clever, God says is foolish/worthless.
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⌊I say that⌋ because the things the people of this world consider/call wise/clever are of no value in the way God looks at things.

3:19b As it is written:

This is like the words written ⌊in the Scriptures⌋ :
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⌊We know that is true⌋ because it agrees with what ⌊God’s⌋ Book says. It says this:

3:19c “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

“He traps the wise in their own cunning.” (Revised English Bible)
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“Some people think they are wise, but ⌊God⌋ uses their own clever thoughts/plans to defeat them.”

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