- (as) poor as Lazarus
- (as) poor as a church mouse (as Job; as Lazarus; as rat) голий як церковна миша; голий, як бубон; бідний, як мак начетверо
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
(as) poor as Lazarus
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