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  What it means

  Man shoots, God carries the bullets — a shorter, comma-only variant of the same proverb about divine providence overriding human effort.

  English equivalent

  Man proposes, God disposes.

  Vocabulary

  • strzelać — to shoot
  • kula — bullet
  • Pan Bóg — the Lord God
  • nosić — to carry

  Grammar note

  Omits the contrastive 'a'; the juxtaposition alone creates the contrast.

  Cultural context

  Variant without the conjunction 'a'; meaning identical to the fuller form.

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