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# before all the people
This spatial idea stands for the people's awareness of the priests' evil behavior. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# kept my ways
Here "ways" stands for "desires" and "behavior." These ways are spoken of as if they were things that could be kept by people. Alternate translation: "followed my desires in how you should live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# shown partiality with regard to the instruction
"set easy standards of behavior for people you like and difficult standards of behavior for people you do not like"
# shown partiality
Here the habit of favoring some people more than others is spoken of as if it were a thing that could be shown to others. Alternate translation: "made people aware that you favor some people more than others (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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