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Jeremiah continues praying the introduction to his lament to Yahweh.
for your eyes are open to all the ways of people
Open eyes are a metonym for what the person sees. How a person lives is spoken of as if he were walking on a path. Alternate translation: "You see everything that people do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
to give to each man what his conduct and deeds deserve
The abstract nouns "conduct" and "deeds," which are similar in meaning, can be translated as verbs. Alternate translation: "and will reward everyone according to how good or evil the things they do are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)