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# They are constantly saying
The word "constantly" is an exaggeration to emphasize that this is what they normally say. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# everyone walking in the stubbornness of his own heart says
Here "heart" refers to their desires. To follow those desires is spoken of as walking in them. Alternate translation: "everyone stubbornly does whatever they desire to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# Disaster will not come upon you
"Nothing bad will happen to you"