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为富不仁,为仁不富

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wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù

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  1. 1. the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

Child Words of 为富不仁,为仁不富

不
bù

no; not so

富
fù

rich

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

不仁
bù rén

not benevolent

仁
rén

humane

为仁不富
wéi rén bù fù

the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

为富不仁
wéi fù bù rén

the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

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