The begining is bud the end is coconut.
More Swahili Proverbs:
One who always depends on his brother will die poor.Swahili
One who walks with no reason is not like one who sits without reason, the one who walks might pick up something.
Swahili
He who requires what is under the bed must bend for it.
Swahili
The very thing you do not want, that is what pleases god.
Swahili
He who dips his finger into honey does not dip it once.
Swahili
Blessings are better than wealth.
Swahili