¹⁶ When I thought to comprehend this, it was amal (difficulty) in my eyes;

¹⁷ Until I went into the Mikdeshei El; then I had binah (understanding) of their (the wicked’s) destiny.

¹⁸ Surely Thou didst set them in slippery places; Thou castedst them down into mashu’ot (ruins, destruction).