Cf: It's hell to be poor (Am.). It's no disgrace to be poor, but a terrible inconvenience (but it may as well be) (Am.). Poverty is no disgrace /, but it is a great inconvenience/ (Br.). Poverty is no sin /, but it is terribly inconvenient/ (Am.). Poverty is not a sin but something much worse (Br.)
Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.