Many bad men are rich, many good men are poor. But we will not exchange wealth for virtue along with them. One man has money now, another has money at another time. Money goes around, whereas virtue endures.
πολλοί τοι πλουτοῦσι κακοί, ἀγαθοὶ δὲ πένονται·
ἀλλ᾿ ἡμεῖς τούτοις οὐ διαμειψόμεθα
τῆς ἀρετῆς τὸν πλοῦτον, ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν ἔμπεδον αἰεί,
χρήματα δ᾿ ἀνθρώπων ἄλλοτε ἄλλος ἔχει.
ἀλλ᾿ ἡμεῖς τούτοις οὐ διαμειψόμεθα
τῆς ἀρετῆς τὸν πλοῦτον, ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν ἔμπεδον αἰεί,
χρήματα δ᾿ ἀνθρώπων ἄλλοτε ἄλλος ἔχει.
Original text (Ancient Greek)