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  What it means

  “He who scorns bread, God scorns him even more.” Wasting or disrespecting food — especially bread — is a sin that brings divine disfavour. Gratitude for basic sustenance is a moral duty.

  Vocabulary

  • chleb — bread
  • gardzić — to scorn, to despise
  • Pan Bóg — the Lord God
  • bardziej — more, even more

  Grammar note

  'Gardzić' takes the instrumental case: 'chlebem' (instrumental of 'chleb'). 'Nim' is instrumental of 'on', referring back to the person.

  Cultural context

  In Polish folk tradition, bread is sacred. Dropping bread was considered sinful; wasting it invited punishment. This proverb encodes that reverence.

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