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  What it means

  Pray to God, but don’t offend the devil. A pragmatic folk saying advising caution: honour what is good, but don’t needlessly provoke what is dangerous.

  Vocabulary

  • módlić się — to pray
  • diabeł — devil
  • obrażać — to offend, to insult

  Grammar note

  'Módl się' — imperative of 'módlić się'. 'Nie obrażaj' — negative imperative. Both are second-person singular commands.

  Cultural context

  Blends Catholic piety with folk superstition, reflecting a worldview in which both divine and demonic forces are real and must be navigated carefully.

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