Translation of "Köyhät" in English

Rikkaat rikastuvat ja köyhät köyhtyvät.

The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer.

Rikkaat ja köyhät näkevät samat asiat eri tavoin.

People look at things differently depending on whether they are rich or poor.

- Ihmisparat olivat julman diktaattorin armoilla.
- Köyhät ihmiset olivat julman diktaattorin armoilla.

The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.

Kun annan ruokaa köyhille ihmisille, minua kutsutaan pyhimykseksi. Kun kysyn, miksi köyhät ihmiset eivät saa ruokaa, minua kutsutaan kommunistiksi.

- When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
- If I give the poor something to eat, then they call me a saint. If I ask why the poor have nothing to eat, then they call me a communist.