Akáṣọ lérí mọ ibi ò ún rè
Translation: A woman with a folded shawl on her head knows where she is going.

People will help only so far; in the end, each person must experience their problems alone. Complicated issues become the sole responsibility of the person concerned, who the world leaves to their devices.

A parallel English proverb translates the Yoruba proverb as only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. Be tolerant and empathetic; no one knows what a person is going through.