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  What it means

  “Crime does not pay.” A straightforward moral warning that criminal acts ultimately bring no benefit — punishment or misfortune will follow.

  English equivalent

  Crime does not pay.

  Vocabulary

  • zbrodnia — crime, felony
  • popłacać — to pay off, to be profitable

  Grammar note

  'Nie popłaca' is the third-person singular present of 'popłacać' with negation. The subject 'zbrodnia' is feminine nominative.

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