17. till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18. Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
19. How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
20. They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21. When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22. I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.