Patience rewarded, hard work paid off.

Meaning: This sentence means that the farmer's patience and hard work were rewarded with a good harvest.

Choice of Words: Patience is the ability to wait calmly for something without getting upset or annoyed. Rewarded means to give someone something in return for something they have done. Hard means requiring a lot of effort or energy. Work is an activity that you do in order to earn money or achieve a goal. Paid means to give money to someone in exchange for goods or services. Off means to stop working or to complete a task.

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