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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