A bad bush is better than the open field.
/ Anything is better than nothing.
/ (Similar expressions: Half a loaf is better than no bread.)
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ひどい茂みも何も無い野原よりまし。
/ 何もないよりはあった方がまし。
/ （日本の諺）枯れ木も山の賑わい。
/ (類似表現：パン半分でもないよりはあった方が良い。)
![IMAGE: The usefulness of (the) useless. [Everyone knows the usefulness of useful things, but no one knows the usefulness of useless things. / Everyone knows the use of the useful, but not the use of the useless.] (Even if something did not bring immediate benefit, it could still turn out to be valuable.)](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/place-name-sign-822236_640-100x71.jpg)
![IMAGE: Ploughing the field and forgetting the seeds. [Plowing the field and forgetting the seeds.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/buddha-4338357_640-100x56.jpg)
