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.

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.

Το γέλιον της Παρασκευής, το κλάμαν του Σαββάτου.

“Friday's laughter is Saturday's tears.”

Joy can turn to sorrow overnight, so do not grow overconfident in good times.