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Shona Definition
Kana uine twako, maperere atwo anoita kamwe-kamwe dzamara pasara pasisina kana chimwe.
English Translation
Old age announces itself first in the eyes, each one shifting the work to the other; likewise, what a person owns slips away a little at a time until, almost without his noticing, nothing is left.
Cultural Context
“Said as a caution against relying on wealth or power, which can melt away as fast as butter left in the sun.”
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This is a variant of
Kusakara kwechari / kunotanga masaA shawl does not wear through in the middle first; the fraying starts at its fringed edges.