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).

CHARACTERS

为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
富 fù
HSK 4
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
仁 rén
HSK 6
humaneness, benevolence, kindness
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
仁 rén
HSK 6
humaneness, benevolence, kindness
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
富 fù
HSK 4
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy