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  What it means

  “He who carries bread, bread carries him too.” Those who provide for others will themselves be provided for. Generosity and hard work are repaid in kind.

  English equivalent

  Cast your bread upon the waters.

  Vocabulary

  • chleb — bread
  • nosić — to carry, to bear

  Grammar note

  'Kto … tego' is a correlative construction: 'whoever … that person (genitive)'. 'Tego' is genitive of 'ten', used as the object of 'nosi'.

  Cultural context

  Bread is a central symbol in Polish culture, representing food and a living, hospitality, and God's blessing.

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