Shona

Chapfuura chapfuura, mvura haiyereri ichikwidza gomo.

Used wealth counts no releif to prevailing want.

Tsanagudzo

Pfuma yakashandiswa ikapera, yapera, haichadzoki kuti igoshandiswazve.

What the Words Say

Used wealth counts no releif to prevailing want.

What It Means

The mill cannot grind with water that is past.