As poor as Lazarus - Беден как Лазарь

The phrase as poor as Lazarus is derived from the Gospel parable of the rich man and the beggar. Lazarus, a leprous beggar, was so poor and miserable that lying near the door of a rich m an ’s house he dreamed of a few morsels of bread that would fall from the dinner-table. In modern speech the words are used to describe a very poor man, especially a diseased beggar.