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vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished, or more loosely translated as the poor should not be picky.

Proverb

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vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum

  1. beggars can't be choosers
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