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  What it means

  “No one can serve two masters.” Orthographic variant with ‘dwóm’ (older/formal dative form). Identical in meaning to the more common spelling with ‘dwom’.

  English equivalent

  No man can serve two masters.

  Vocabulary

  • nikt — nobody, no one
  • móc — to be able to, can
  • dwóm — two (dative, older form)
  • pan — master, lord
  • służyć — to serve

  Grammar note

  'Dwóm' is an older dative form of 'dwa' (two), now largely replaced by 'dwom' in everyday use but preserved in formal and biblical contexts.

  Cultural context

  From the Gospel of Matthew (6:24).

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