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  What it means

  “Whoever lives by the work of their own hands will soon grow fat.” Hard, honest work brings prosperity and well-being. A celebration of self-reliance and manual labour.

  English equivalent

  The fruit of one's own labour is the sweetest.

  Vocabulary

  • praca — work, labour
  • ręce — hands
  • żyć — to live
  • wnet — soon, before long
  • utyć — to grow fat, to thrive

  Grammar note

  'Z pracy rąk swych' uses the genitive case. 'Rąk' is the genitive plural of 'ręka' (hand).

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