يا داخل بين البصلة وقشرتها ما يجيلك غير ريحتها
“He who comes between the onion and its skin gets nothing but its smell.”
Meddling in matters that do not concern you brings only trouble, never reward.
— Traditional Egypt Wisdom, Egypt
Source: Traditional Egyptian proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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