² But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly ^(A)slipped.
^3 (B)For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the ^(C)wicked.

¹⁶ When I thought how to understand this,
It was ^[a]too painful for me—
¹⁷ Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their ^(A)end.