Człowiek strzela, a wiatr kule nosi
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What it means
Man shoots, but the wind carries the bullets — a secular variant stressing that chance and nature, not God, deflect human plans.
English equivalent
The best-laid plans go awry.
Vocabulary
- strzelać — to shoot
- kula — bullet
- wiatr — wind
- nosić — to carry
Grammar note
Structurally identical to the 'Pan Bóg' variant; only the agent changes.
Cultural context
Secular variant replacing God with wind, emphasising unpredictable natural forces.
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