beggars can't be choosers

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36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: на хари́зан кон зъ́бите не се гле́дат (na harízan kon zǎ́bite ne se glédat) — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Chinese Mandarin: 飢不擇食 /饥不择食 (jībùzéshí) — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Czech: darovanému koni na zuby nehleď — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Dutch: men mag een gegeven paard niet in de bek zien — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Estonian: vaene ei tohi pirtsutada — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Finnish: köyhällä ei ole varaa nirsoilla — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• French: faute de grives, on mange des merles — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• German: in der Not schmeckt jedes Brot — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• German: in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Hungarian: éhes ember nem válogat — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Hungarian: eszi, nem eszi, nem kap mást — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Hungarian: ez van, ezt kell szeretni — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Icelandic: vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Icelandic: hafa skal það sem hendi er næst — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Italian: questo passa il convento — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Korean: 얻어먹는 놈이 쓰다 달다 할 수 있나 (eodeomeongneun nomi sseuda dalda hal su inna) — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Malay: برشکور دڠن يڠ اد — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Malay: bersyukur dengan yang ada — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: jak się nie ma, co się lubi, to się lubi, co się ma — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: lepszy rydz niż nic — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: lepszy wróbel w ręku niż cietrzew na sęku — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: lepszy wróbel w ręku niż sokół na sęku — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: na bezrybiu i rak ryba — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Polish: z braku laku dobry kit — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Portuguese: a cavalo dado não se olha os dentes — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Romanian: nemulțumitului i se ia darul — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Romanian: calul de dar nu se caută la dinți — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Russian: бедняки́ не выбира́ют (bednjakí ne vybirájut) — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Russian: не до жи́ру, быть бы жи́ву (ne do žíru, bytʹ by žívu) — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Scottish Gaelic: na dèan àilgheas air tìodhlac — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Slovene: v sili še hudič muhe žre — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Spanish: a mucha hambre, no hay pan duro — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Spanish: no se puede ser pobre y soberbio — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Spanish: menos da una piedra — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
• Swedish: skåda inte given häst i munnen — when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts