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  What it means

  “The peasant shoots, but God carries the bullets.” No matter how carefully a person aims, the outcome is ultimately in God’s hands. A reminder of divine providence over human effort.

  English equivalent

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  Vocabulary

  • chłop — peasant, man
  • strzelać — to shoot
  • kula — bullet, ball
  • nosić — to carry

  Grammar note

  Two parallel clauses joined by 'a' (adversative conjunction). 'Kule' is accusative plural of 'kula'.

  Cultural context

  The image of God as the one who truly directs the bullet reflects the deep fatalism and religiosity of traditional Polish rural culture.

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