Gdzie praca, pilność na straży, tam się bieda wejść nie waży
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What it means
“Where work and diligence stand guard, poverty dares not enter.” Hard work and diligence keep poverty away. Industriousness is the best protection against want.
English equivalent
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Vocabulary
- praca — work
- pilność — diligence, industriousness
- straż — guard, watch
- bieda — poverty, misery
- ważyć się — to dare, to venture
Grammar note
'Nie waży się' ; 'does not dare'. 'Na straży' is the locative of 'straż', meaning 'on guard'.
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