Αδκειασερός παπάς, θάβκει τζαι τους ζωντανούς.

“An idle priest buries even the living.”

A person with too much idle time meddles in matters that do not concern him, sometimes doing real harm.

Από 'ν αντρέπεται, ο κόσμος έν' δικός του.

“He who feels no shame owns the whole world.”

A person without shame can take whatever he wants from others without consequence.

Δώσ'του πελλού λουκάνικον, να σου πει 'έν' ζαβόν'.

“Give the fool a sausage, and he will tell you it is bent.”

A foolish person misjudges even a good thing, finding fault where there is none.

Κάμε το καλόν, τζαι ρίψε το στον γυαλόν.

“Do a good deed and cast it into the sea.”

Do good for others without expecting anything back in return.

Κάμνεις τον ψύλλον κάμηλον.

“He made a camel out of a flea.”

Exaggerating a small, trivial matter into something enormous.

Σσύλλον πλύννεις, σσύλλον λούσεις.

“Bathe a dog, wash a dog, it still smells like a dog.”

A person's true nature cannot be changed by cleaning up the outside alone.