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  What it means

  You easily notice small faults in other people but fail to see your own much bigger ones. It is used to criticize hypocrisy and lack of self-awareness.

  Vocabulary

  • źdźbło — speck / straw
  • bliźni — neighbor / fellow person
  • belka — beam
  • dostrzegać — to notice

  Grammar note

  Proverb-like sentence contrasting a tiny flaw in someone else with a much larger fault of one's own.

  Cultural context

  This comes from a biblical saying and is widely understood across Christian cultures.

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