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in spite of their righteousness

"even though they are righteous"

self-righteous, wise in your own eyes

righteous, wise in your own eyes** - These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

Do not be self-righteous

righteous** - "Do not think that you are more righteous than you actually are"

wise in your own eyes

AT: "wise in your own opinion" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

Why should you destroy yourself?

The writer uses this question to emphasize that being self-righteous destroys a person. AT: "There is no reason to destroy yourself." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)