"there are none so blind as those who will not see" meaning in English

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          "text": "“There is no defense against the will of God. This has been coming. I have seen the signs. There are those here that I have told, but there are none so blind as those who will not see.”",
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          "word": "there are none so deaf as those who will not hear"
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          "word": "لا يوجد هنالك اعمى بقدر الذي يأبى ان يرى"
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          "word": "wat baten kaars en bril als de uil niet zien en wil"
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          "word": "ei kukaan ole kuurompi kuin se, joka ei tahdo kuulla"
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          "word": "il n’est pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir"
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          "word": "największym ślepcem jest ten, kto nie chce widzieć"
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          "word": "o pior cego é aquele que não quer ver"
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  "word": "there are none so blind as those who will not see"
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  "word": "there are none so blind as those who will not see"
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