What do the poor have that the rich need?
Michael King
Updated on April 15, 2026
Considering this, what do the rich have the poor want?
Riddle: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die.
Likewise, what is the seven letter word that a rich man needs? A rich man needs nothing, a poor man has nothing with him, and if we eat nothing, we will die.
People also ask, what is it that a poor man has?
If you eat something you will die. Answer: nothing, because a rich man neeeds nothing, a poor man has nothing and if you eat nothing you'll die.
What does eat the rich mean?
Eat the Rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: "Quand les pauvres n'auront plus rien à manger, ils mangeront les riches!" ( When the poor shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich).