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  What it means

  Man was made for work, the bird for flight — each creature has its natural purpose, and work is humanity’s calling.

  English equivalent

  Man was born to toil.

  Vocabulary

  • człek — man, person (archaic/poetic form of człowiek)
  • stworzon — created, made (archaic past participle of stworzyć)
  • lot — flight

  Grammar note

  'Stworzon' is an archaic short-form past passive participle; modern Polish would use 'stworzony'.

  Cultural context

  Reflects the traditional Polish work ethic and the view that labour is a natural human duty.

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