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Should I consider a person to be innocent ... weights?
This can be translated as a statement. AT: "I certainly will not consider a person innocent ... weights." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
deceptive weights
weights with which sellers deceive buyers
The rich men are full of violence
Rich men are spoken of as if they were containers, and people treating each other violently is spoken of as if it were a liquid that could be put into a container. AT: "The rich men act violently toward everyone" or "The rich men act violently all the time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
their tongue in their mouth is deceitful
The tongue is a synecdoche for the person. AT: "Everything they say is a lie" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)