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  What it means

  “A rogue’s work comes to nothing.” Work done dishonestly or lazily always ends in failure. Effort without integrity is wasted.

  English equivalent

  Ill-gotten gains never prosper.

  Vocabulary

  • hultaj — rogue, scoundrel, layabout
  • hultajski — roguish, scoundrel's
  • praca — work
  • wniwecz — to nothing, to naught
  • obracać się — to turn into, to come to

  Grammar note

  'Hultajska' is a feminine adjective agreeing with 'praca'. 'Wniwecz się obraca' — reflexive verb expressing the result of the action.

  Intermediate

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