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I hated instruction ... my heart despised correction

These two phrases express the same idea and emphasize how much this person disliked what the teacher had said. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

How I hated instruction

The word "How" is an exclamation that emphasizes the strength of his hatred. The word "instruction" can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: "I hated it so much when someone would instruct me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclamations and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)

my heart despised correction

Here the word "heart" represents the person and his emotions. The word "correction" can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: "I despised people when they corrected me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)