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in my meaningless days
"in my meaningless life"
in spite of their righteousness
"even though they are righteous"
in spite of their evil
"even though they are evil"
self-righteous, wise in your own eyes
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Do not be self-righteous
"Do not think that you are more righteous than you actually are"
wise in your own eyes
The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. AT: "being wise in your own opinion" or "being wise according to your own judgement" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Why should you destroy yourself?
The writer uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that being self-righteous destroys a person. AT: "There is no reason to destroy yourself." or "If you think this way you will destroy yourself." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)