(谚语)人为谋取钱财而不惜生命,就像鸟为了觅食而丧生一样。《官场维新记・第十三回》:“俗语说得好:『人为财死,鸟为食亡。』当时袁伯珍听得这些说话,便要从此发一宗洋财。”
英语 Money often unmakes the men who make it.(The fox is taken when he comes to take.)