Dilenciler seçici olamaz.
- Beggars can't be choosers.
Bir dilenciye hiç para verdin mi?
- Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Beggars cannot (must not) be choosers.
Dilekler at olsaydı, dilenciler sürerdi.
- If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
Dilekler at olsaydı dilenciler sürebilirdi.
- If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
Odysseus has returned to his home disguised as a beggar.
I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!.