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  What it means

  “Evil does not sleep.” A warning that malice, misfortune, or bad people are always active and watchful — one must stay alert.

  English equivalent

  The devil never sleeps.

  Vocabulary

  • złe — evil, the bad (neuter noun/adjective used as noun)
  • spać — to sleep

  Grammar note

  'Złe' here is a nominalised adjective (neuter) acting as the subject. 'Nie śpi' is the negated third-person singular present of 'spać'.

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