Poverty is Gods punishment - IF God is not a Trinity; but goes by the streetname G8; has his headqaurters in Washington DC and has disciples mainly in Western Europe, Japan and lately China.
I don't bow to that God and neither do I believe the only true God has any dealings with him and his desciples.
They are just evil and have no qualms about hijacking the name of the most-high and anyone greedy: robbers, highwaymen, Christelike Nasionaliste, oewerbewoners, sweepslaners, Karwatse en ander Husse met Lang Ore, meelopers en/of handperde van die bewussien, Roomses, suurstofdiewekulturele vlentergatte, anargiste, Groen en Rooi bullebakke, windbrekers, smartvrate and morally degenerates are welcome in his temple, mostly chambers of commerce, elitist corporate boardrooms and so on.
The true God has nothing to do with anyones suffering, hence he sent his only begotten son for the shalvation of the poor and the destitute promising them that if the are aware of their spiritual hunger they will inherit his kingdom.