Kto chce żyć z swojej pracy, dolegać nie trzeba
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What it means
“He who wants to live by his own work need not complain.” If you earn your living honestly through your own labour, you have no cause for grievance. Self-sufficiency brings dignity.
Vocabulary
- żyć — to live
- praca — work
- dolegać — to ail, to complain, to trouble
- trzeba — one must, it is necessary
Grammar note
'Z swojej pracy' uses the genitive after the preposition 'z' (from). 'Dolegać nie trzeba' is an impersonal negated construction.
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