مثل الاربعة بنص الجمعة Like Wednesday in the middle of the week.

A Syrian proverb from Arabic Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases: 


مثل الاربعة بنص الجمعة  
(mitl arba'a binuS eljama'a)
Literal meaning: Like Wednesday in the middle of the week.
Meaning: refers to someone who sits around when there is work to be done . I think it's similar to the English idiom "like a bump on a log".  

ناس بيأكلوا جاج ناس بيقعوا بالسياج Some people eat chicken; others fall into the hedge.

A Syrian proverb from Arabic Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
 ناس بيأكلوا جاج ناس بيقعوا بالسياج

(naas biyakalu jaaj naas biyq'u siyaaj)
Literal meaning: Some people eat chicken; others fall into the hedge ( while chasing chickens).
Meaning: Some people get the benefits; while others do all the work.