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).
Traditional: 為仁不富
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- 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).
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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).
→为富不仁，为仁不富(wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù)— 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).
→上农(shàng nóng)— a rich farmer
→五光十色(wǔ guāng shí sè)— bright and multicolored
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