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impostors
An imposter is a person who wants other people to think he is someone other, usually more important, than who he is.
will go from bad to worse
"will become even more evil"
leading others astray and being led astray
Here, to lead someone astray is a metaphor for persuading someone to believe something that is not true. Alternate translation: "deceiving and being deceived" or "teaching lies and believing lies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)