为富不仁，为仁不富 in English wei2 fu4 bu4 ren2 , wei2 ren2 bu4 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

• the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiomatic expression, 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).

Pinyin

wei2 fu4 bu4 ren2 , wei2 ren2 bu4 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

为wei4as (in the capacity of) 富fu4surname Fu 不bu4(negative prefix) 仁ren2humane ， 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 仁ren2humane 不bu4(negative prefix) 富fu4surname Fu