A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.
一位伟大的哲学家曾说过，贫穷最大的罪恶是它使人们变得可笑;我希望，他的意思只是说，就像上面的例子一样，它把他们置于不协调的位置。