Diabeł nie śpi
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What it means
The devil never sleeps. It warns people to stay alert, because evil or bad luck may be waiting for a moment of carelessness.
Vocabulary
- diabeł — devil
- spać — to sleep
Grammar note
'Nie śpi' is the negative third-person singular present of 'spać'.
Cultural context
It comes from the Catholic background of Polish folk wisdom, where the devil calls for moral alertness.
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