RobH_en_tn/2pe/02/12.md

## these mindless animals ##

Just as animals can not reason, these men can not be reasoned with. AT: "these false teachers are like mindless animals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## They do no know what they insult ##

They speak evil of what they do not know or understanding.

## They will be destroyed. ##

AT: "God will destroy these people" (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## They are harmed by the reward of their wrongdoing ##

"what they think is good for them is actually bad for them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])

## They are stains and blemishes ##

The words "stains" and "blemishes" share similar meanings. False teachers disgrace and dishonor and are like stains and blemishes that a person cannot easily remove. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

## They enjoy their deceitful pleasures while they feast with you ##

They continue in their pleasures deceiving the innocent while looking in their eyes and they do not feel guilt.

## eyes full of adulterous women; they are never satisfied with sin ##

"They lust after every woman that they see, and never have enough."

## hearts trained in covetousness ##

The "heart", representing the whole person, is trained in the thought and act of greediness. they wrongly desire wealth or possessions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])