don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs

Etymology
From a 1707 translation by John Stevens of comical works of (1580 – 1645).

"You would have me teach my Grandame to suck Eggs"

Proverb

 * 1) Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: neuč orla létat,
 * Esperanto: al la fiŝo ne instruu naĝarton
 * Finnish: älä opeta isääsi naimaan, älä opeta isääsi kusemaan
 * French: on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γέρων ἀλώπηξ οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγη
 * Polish:
 * Russian:, не учи́ учёного, , не учи́ учёного, съешь говна́ печёного , не учи́ отца́ еба́ться
 * Scottish Gaelic: ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh
 * Spanish: no intentes dar clases a tu maestro
 * Turkish: