13. Surely in vain have I cleansed my lev, and washed my hands in innocency.
14. For kol hayom have I been plagued, and chastened in the bekarim (mornings).
15. If I say, I will speak thus; hinei, I would have dealt faithlessly with the dor banecha (the generation of Thy children).
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).
19. How are they brought into desolation, as in a rega (moment)! They are utterly consumed with balahot (terrors).