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put them

The word "them" refers to the wicked.

slippery places

"unsafe or unstable ground." See how "slipped" is translated in Psalms 73:2.

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)

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