# put them

The word "them" refers to the wicked.

# slippery places

"unsafe or unstable ground." See how "slipped" is translated in [Psalms 73:2](./001.md).

# How they become a wilderness in a moment

The word "wilderness" is a metaphor for a person who has lost everything good. AT: "How quickly they are destroyed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# like a dream after one wakes up

The wicked will last no longer than what a person sees in a dream. It disappears as soon as the person wakes up. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/terror]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dream]]