Με τον συγγενήν σου φάε πιε, τζαι αλισβερίσσιν μεν κάμεις.
“Eat and drink with your relative, but do no business with him.”
Keep family relationships separate from money matters to avoid conflict.
— Traditional Cyprus Wisdom, Cyprus
Source: Traditional Cyprus proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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