稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし Also written 稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無し Meanings Expression poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune Kanji 稼 earn. Read as かせぐ. 追 chase. Read as おう. 貧 poor. Read as ヒン. 乏 scarce. Read as ボウ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists