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The Poor Have It, the Rich Need It, Eat It and Die - Riddle
The poor have it, the rich need it not, eat it and die?
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What is the answer to 'The poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it you die'?
The answer is Nothing. The poor have nothing, the rich need nothing, and if you eat nothing you die.
Why is the answer to this riddle 'Nothing'?
It plays on a single word that fits every clue: poor people have nothing, rich people need nothing, and eating nothing means starving to death.
Is this a hard riddle?
It is a medium-difficulty logic riddle. The trick is realizing the same word answers all three contradictory clues at once.