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  What it means

  As the work, so the pay. Reward is proportional to effort — hard work earns good pay, poor work earns little.

  English equivalent

  You reap what you sow.

  Vocabulary

  • praca — work
  • płaca — pay, wage

  Grammar note

  'Jaka… taka…' correlative. The proverb is the mirror of 'jaka płaca, taka praca'.

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