Help with some Dutch Proverbs

[PeterHe]

Can someone help me with the meanings of the following Dutch Proverbs (& context U would use them):

  "Spijkers op laag water zoeken."
  "Er zit een haar in de boter."
  "In nood eet de duivel vliegen"

Grateful for any help.......

[bernardo]

IndieSinger should know because he's learning Dutch at Uni.  But he seems to have gone awol at the moment, so I will try (according to my Dutch dikshunry):

Spijkers op laag water zoeken = Nails on (a) bed (of) water to search = Looking for nails on a water-bed = Looking for a needle in a haystack

Er zit een haar in de boter = There sits a hair in the butter = A fly in the ointment

In nood eet de duivel vliegen = In need eats the devil to fly = er, not sure about this one

[Octavius]

http://www.eddyechternach.nl/english.html