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Definitions
1. 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).
Components
为
wéi
–
as (in the capacity of)
富
Fù
–
surname Fu
不仁
bù rén
–
not benevolent
Related Words
为富不仁，为仁不富
wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù
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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).