There must be a striking balance in the world that no matter how each person in the world works twice as hard still not everyone will become rich. If we all become rich there are certain services we would lack people to render because no rich man would want to do those manner of jobs.
Most wealthy people in the world are not wealthy because of hardwork that those that are poor couldn't do, they got wealthy because they were privy to informations and connection that others weren't fortunate to.
hard works doesn't guarantee that you will become rich because if handworkers become rich then Labor will be the richest person all over the world. Sometimes lazy people get the reward because of knowledge and hard workers remains in the same state.
According to my opinion poor are more hard working than wealthy people. Other thing is that some people become successful because they have strong support from their parents and strong foundation of wealth from their ancestor which make them more wealthy.
Those rich people are smarter and also harder workers. A person can be rich if they are hardworking, but it doesn't work without making smart decisions and taking risks. Just imagine if you are just smart and not doing hard work; it will not work. See Elon Musk; he does a lot of work and is also a smart person, which is why he is one of the wealthiest people on earth. All rich people spend most of their time doing work and getting busy on it, and even they don't have time with their family.
@xskylarx, am in discordant with your instance of Elon musk been a lot hard working and smart... Does it mean he's smarter than everyone else? Or does it mean he took more riskier decisions than anyone has ever taken?
If you're not fortunate enough in life no matter how hardworking, smart and risks you embark on in whatever dimension you will never break the limits. Some people that are poor is not that they aren't hardworking or haven't taken risking business decision ideas but that they were not fortunate to climb to the ladder. As I keep saying everyone no matter how hard working and smart will not all be rich or wealthy.