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Galiña ta laba ku e awa ku e tin.

The chicken washes with the water it has.

Make do with what is available to you rather than waiting for ideal conditions.

Traditional Papiamento Wisdom, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, shared Aruba-Bonaire-Curaçao (ABC islands) oral tradition, public-domain oral tradition

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