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  What it means

  The devil never sleeps. A warning to stay vigilant, as evil or misfortune is always lurking and ready to take advantage of any lapse in attention.

  Vocabulary

  • diabeł — devil
  • spać — to sleep

  Grammar note

  'Nie śpi' — negated third-person singular present of 'spać'.

  Cultural context

  Reflects the Catholic cultural background of Polish folk wisdom, where the devil is a constant presence requiring moral alertness.

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