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  What it means

  No honest work is shameful. It is used to stress the dignity of work regardless of status or prestige.

  Vocabulary

  • żadna — no / none
  • praca — work
  • hańbić — to disgrace / to shame

  Grammar note

  Common proverb with negation. The subject 'żadna praca' stays in nominative.

  Cultural context

  Often said to encourage respect for manual, simple, or low-status jobs.

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