Ο οκνέας άθρωπο φορτούται βαρύ γομάρ.

o okneas athropo fortoutai vary gomar.

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKο οκνηρός κουβαλά βαρύ φόρτωμα

IN ENGLISHlaziness creates heavier burdens

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITGreek traditional proverb

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ο οκνέας άθρωπο φορτούται βαρύ γομάρ.

The idle person loads a heavy pack onto themselves. Being lazy can leave you with harder work in the end; the source calls the lesson plain.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEOf/Sourmena proverb collection
SOURCE 1A. Revithiadou and V. Spyropoulos (research group) (2009), Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου, p. 78, no. 224 open
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.

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