为仁不富

Traditional form:

為仁不富

Pinyin (reading):

wéirénbùfù

Definitions:

• 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).

Characters:

• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 仁 - benevolent, humane, kind
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 富 - abundant, ample; rich, wealthy

Traditional characters:

• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 仁 - benevolent, humane, kind
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 富 - abundant, ample; rich, wealthy