Shona
Kusakara kwechari kunotanga masa.
When a shawl wears out it begins at the fringes.
Tsanagudzo
Upfumi hauperi nguva imwe chete, hunopera zvishoma nezvishoma kudzimara pasisina kana chimwe chinenge chasara.
What the Words Say
When a shawl wears out it begins at the fringes.
What It Means
When wealth (or power) deserts a man it falls away gradually and finally, almost unnoticed, it vanishes.