His case might, in a sense, be likened to the dangerous situation in which the psalmist Asaph once found himself: “As for me, my feet had almost turned aside, my steps had nearly been made to slip. ”
فقد قال :‏ « كنت مصابا اليوم كله ،‏ وأُؤدَّب كل صباح » .‏ —‏ مز ٧٣ :‏ ​ ٢ ،‏ ١٤‏ .‏