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God gives potatoes, but with the peel. — Russian
God gives man a cross according to his strength. — Russian
God gives every bird its food but does not cast it into the nest. — Swedish
God speaks a foreign tongue. — African (Ovambo)
God gives clothes according to the cold. — Portuguese
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God gives birds their food, but they must fly for it. — Dutch
God gives all things to industry. — American
God gave us teeth to hold back our tongue. — Greek
God finds good. — English
God favors the bold. — Russian
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God drives the vessel where he will, no matter how the captain rants. — Iranian
God does not pay weekly, but pays at the end. — Dutch
God does not measure men by inches. — Scottish
God does not like the lying tongue. — Irish
God does not let his eggs spoil. — African (Ovambo)
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God does not hide a liar. — African (Swahili)
God does not desert the man who defends himself. — Slovak
God does not bargain and God does not change. — Yiddish
God doesn't give horns to a cow that butts. — Russian
God did not join brains with beauty. — Polish
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God deliver me from a man of one book. — English
God delays, but never forgets. — Greek
God defend me from the still water, and I'll keep myself from the rough. — English
God defend me from my friends; I'll keep myself from my enemies. — English
God provides for the blind vulture. — Ugandan
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