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  What it means

  Man shoots, but God carries the bullets — outcomes are ultimately in God’s hands, not the shooter’s.

  English equivalent

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  Vocabulary

  • strzelać — to shoot
  • kula — bullet, ball
  • nosić — to carry

  Grammar note

  The conjunction 'a' signals contrast — 'man does X, but God does Y'.

  Cultural context

  A vivid gunpowder-era image expressing that divine providence overrides human action.

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