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Meaning of 为富不仁

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为 wéi 富 fù 不 bù 仁 rén (Trad.: 為富不仁)
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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Antonyms: 为仁不富
Example Sentences
1
仅管坐拥金山
,
却为富不仁
,
这是藏宝穷人
。
An evil rich man is like a poor man with treasure.
2
只有为富不仁的人才养狗来咬穷人
,
”
他说
。
Only the rich and arrogant had dogs and allowed them to bite poor people, " he said.
3
然而新的一轮怒潮正扑向新一代的为富不仁者
。
But a rising wave of anger is directed against the new "malefactors of great wealth".
4
这一点却是一种变态和扭曲的想法
,
并不是富人都为富不仁
。
It is a kind of abnormal condition and distorted thoughts, and is not rich stingy rich man.
5
他从道义上谴责
“
为富不仁
、
为仁不富
”
现象
,
却又默认了贫富不均的现实存在
。
While morally he condemned the practice of being rich but cruel and being benevolent but poor, he gave tacit consent to the reality of the great difference between the rich and the poor.