it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God

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From the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19:24. Some assert that "camel" is a misinterpretation of a word meaning "rope" and others assert that the "Needle's Eye" was a gate in the walls of Jerusalem, but the evidence for each of these theories is contested, and the literal interpretation remains the most common.

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• Arabic: إِنَّ مُرُورَ جَمَل مِنْ ثَقْب إِبْرَةٍ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ (ʔinna murūra jamal min ṯaqb ʔibratin ʔaysaru min ʔan yadḵula ḡaniyyun ʔilā malakūti llāhi) — proverb
• Danish: det er lettere for en kamel at komme igennem et nåleøje end for en rig at komme ind i Guds rige — proverb
• German: eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als dass ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes gelangt — proverb
• Norwegian Bokmål: det er lettere for en kamel å gå gjennom et nåløye enn for en rik man å komme inn i Guds rike — proverb
• Polish: łatwiej jest wielbłądowi przejść przez ucho igielne, niż bogatemu wejść do królestwa niebieskiego — proverb
• Portuguese: é mais fácil passar um camelo pelo fundo de uma agulha do que entrar um rico no reino de Deus — proverb
• Romanian: este mai ușor să treacă o cămilă prin urechea acului decât să intre un bogat în Împărăția lui Dumnezeu — proverb
• Russian: ле́гче верблю́ду пройти́ сквозь иго́льное ушко́, чем богачу́ войти́ в ца́рствие небе́сное (léxče verbljúdu projtí skvozʹ igólʹnoje uškó, čem bogačú vojtí v cárstvije nebésnoje) — proverb
• Spanish: es más fácil que un camello pase por el ojo de una aguja, que un rico entre en el reino de Dios — proverb
• Swedish: det är lättare för en kamel att komma igenom ett nålsöga än för en rik att komma in i Guds rike — proverb