为富不仁，为仁不富

wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù

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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).

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Child Words of 为富不仁，为仁不富

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 富 富 fù: rich
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 不仁 不仁 bù rén: not benevolent
• 仁 仁 rén: humane
• 为仁不富 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 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).