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

¹³ All in vain have I ^(A)kept my heart clean
    and ^(B)washed my hands in innocence.
¹⁴ For all the day long I have been ^(C)stricken
    and ^(D)rebuked ^(E)every morning.
¹⁵ If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
    I would have betrayed ^(F)the generation of your children.

²² I was ^(A)brutish and ignorant;
    I was like ^(B)a beast toward you.