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your flesh and your body waste away
The words "flesh" and "body" mean basically the same thing and represent the whole person. AT: "your body wastes away" or "you waste away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
waste away
"physically wear down" or "become weak and unhealthy"
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/translate/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. AT: "I hated it so much when someone would instruct me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations and rc://en/ta/man/translate/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. AT: "I despised people when they corrected me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)