Meaning
'Dawg wid too much yaad sleep hungry' — a dog that has too many yards to feed at goes to bed hungry. Someone who spreads themselves across too many options — too many jobs, too many lovers, too many schemes — ends up with nothing, the proverb warns, because divided effort and scattered reliance leave you served by none of them. Like the stray relying on too many households and fed properly by none, the person who will not commit and focus finds, in the end, that all their many chances come to nothing.
Examples
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Him a chase five different hustle an nuh finish none; dawg wid too much yaad sleep hungry.
He's chasing five different hustles and finishes none; spread too thin, you end up with nothing.
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Pick one an stick to it — dawg wid too much yaad sleep hungry.
Pick one and stick with it — too many options leaves you empty-handed.
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She a play too much side an lose all; dawg wid too much yaad sleep hungry.
She's playing too many sides and losing all; divided effort feeds no one.
Origin
A yard-dog image: a dog that roams many households expecting scraps at each often finds none ready anywhere and goes hungry — a figure for the cost of divided effort.
How it’s used
A caution against spreading yourself too thin across too many ventures or commitments.