Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bulgarian term or phrase:
Гъз глава затрива.
English translation:
Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.
Bulgarian term
United States
Interpreter with medical background
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria)
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, Bulgarian
Гъз глава затрива.
Proposed translations
Bulgaria
Good Gets Better
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
, English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.
Nothing on earth is greedier than the eye.
Your een's greedier than your guts.
Greed loses what it has gained.
No gain satisfies a greedy mind.
If greedy wait, hot will cool.
...and several classical sayings:
“The covetous man is ever in want.” /Horace/
“For greed, all nature is too little.” /Seneca/
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NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: French to Bulgarian, English to Bulgarian, Macedonian to Bulgarian, and 7 more.
Who covets more, is evermore a slave.
Well, I think this saying reflects more or less the meaning. Unfortunately, it's not so colourful. Good luck with finding the most suitable one!
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
Greed destroys everything.
Greed destroys everything.
And its more street talk version: Greedy buggers can destroy everything they have.
Which reminds me of the Bible, Proverbs 15-27:
27. "He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live." which definitely would not be an option here.
Skilled, creative, New York experience
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, English, and 3 more.
eat (o.s.) out of house and home
Bulgaria
Knowledge And Experience You Can Rely On
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria)
Works in: German to Bulgarian, English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to German, and 4 more.
Greed is blind
Bulgaria
reliable and proficient
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Arabic to Bulgarian, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
greedy ass leads to death
folowing the more polite French proverb: Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth
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atche84
: най-близо от всички отговори, макар че се губи пикантността на "затрива" (всъщност, дали може въобще да се предаде)
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NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: French to Bulgarian, English to Bulgarian, Macedonian to Bulgarian, and 7 more.
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