Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок
ХЛЕБ ЗА БРЮХОМ НЕ ХОДИТ
It is the man who needs something or somebody that has to be initiative. See Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда (Б)
Cf:God reaches us good things by our own hands (Br.). God sends every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest (Am.). Roasted ducks don't fly into your mouth (Am.)