“Ọ̀ṣọ́ ọlọ́ṣọ̀ọ́ ò yẹni; ṣòkòtò àgbàbọ̀ ò yẹ́ ọmọ èèyàn.”
English
One never looks good in other people's finery; borrowed trousers do not fit the borrower.
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