Riddle

I am owned by the poor, the rich does not need me. If you eat me, you will die! What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Poison
B.Debt
C.Coal
D.Nothing
Hint: It's a word with 7 letters, starting with "N".

Answer

Nothing

Why this is the answer

The poor "have" nothing, the rich don't need nothing, and if you "eat nothing" (starve) you would die -- a classic riddle about the word "nothing."

This riddle is filed under "What Am I?" Riddles and rated Hard.