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  What it means

  As you honour your parents, so your children will honour you. A proverb about reciprocity across generations — how you treat your elders is how you will be treated in old age.

  English equivalent

  Honour thy father and mother, that thy days may be long.

  Vocabulary

  • rodzice — parents
  • uczcić — to honour, to respect
  • dziatki — children (archaic/affectionate)

  Grammar note

  'Jako… tak…' is an archaic correlative ('as… so…'). 'Uczczą' is the future perfective third person plural of 'uczcić'.

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