为富不仁，为仁不富

wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù

Definitions

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
• 仁 rén: humane
• 富 fù: rich
• 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).
• 为 wèi: because of
• 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 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).
• 不仁 bù rén: not benevolent