"the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Compare the Bible, Matthew 6:3: \"But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.\"",
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        "Two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities."
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
          "word": "vasen käsi ei tiedä mitä oikea tekee"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
          "word": "nem tudja a bal kéz, mit csinál a jobb"
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        {
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          "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
          "word": "niech lewa ręka nie wie, co czyni prawa"
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          "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
          "word": "a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direita"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
          "word": "la mano izquierda no sabe lo que hace la derecha"
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  "word": "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
      "word": "vasen käsi ei tiedä mitä oikea tekee"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
      "word": "nem tudja a bal kéz, mit csinál a jobb"
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      "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
      "word": "niech lewa ręka nie wie, co czyni prawa"
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      "sense": "two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities",
      "word": "a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direita"
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