For the lack one thing, take another, whether better or worse.
More Swedish Proverbs:
Take the custom where you come.Swedish
Lick upwards, kick downwards.
Swedish
It is the crime that causes the shame, and not the punishment.
Swedish
Fear may force a man to cast beyond the moon.
Swedish
A life without love is like a year without summer.
Swedish
Who sits on your shoulders will try to climb on your head.
Swedish