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).
Traditional: 為富不仁
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- 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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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).
→仁心仁术(rén xīn rén shù)— benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
→恩比天大(ēn bǐ tiān dà)— to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
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