en_tn_condensed/luk/18/02.md

discouraged, saying

A new sentence could begin here: "discouraged. He said"

a certain city

Here "certain city" is a way to let the listener know that the narrative that follows takes place in a city, but the name of the city itself is not important. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-intro)

did not respect people

"did not care about other people"