The saying“He who dies rich, dies disgraced” properly means that

D
语义理解题。选项A“the wealthy people should give away their fortunes after death”(富人死后应放弃财产)；选项B“the wealthy people should feel ashamed for their assets”(富人应为自己的财产感到耻辱)；选项C“the wealthy people should abandon their careers for charities”(富人应该为了慈善放弃自己的事业);选项D“it is shameful for the wealthy people to keep their wealth till death”(有钱人到死都保留着自己的财产是件羞辱的事)。从上下文可知，只有D符合句义，因此D为正确答案。