According to one reference work, this proverb could also suggest that "wealth is an ornament to those who use it well . . . [whereas] fools only have their folly."
Hi ku ya hi buku yin'wana ya tinhlamuselo, xivuriso lexi xi nga ha ringanyeta leswaku "rifuwo i xikhaviso eka lava ri tirhisaka kahle . . . [kasi] swiphukuphuku swo va ni vuphukuphuku bya swona ntsena."