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  What it means

  “Work for which there is no pay is not pleasant.” Unpaid labour is unpleasant and demoralising. People work better and more willingly when they are properly compensated.

  English equivalent

  A labourer is worthy of his hire.

  Vocabulary

  • miły — pleasant, dear
  • praca — work, labour
  • płaca — pay, wages
  • bywać — to be (habitually), to occur

  Grammar note

  'Za którą nie bywa płaca' ; 'za którą' uses the accusative after 'za'. 'Nie bywa płaca' uses 'bywać' in the habitual/frequentative sense.

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