“Poverty is noble” is a warped reading of a Christian concept that urges men never to allow wealth to become their god.
My grandpa used to have that old “poverty sucks” poster in his basement. I rather agree.
I always bear in mind that love of money being the root of evil, camels passing through the eye of a needle, etc. was from a civilization wherein the rich were more likely to have gotten that way from slave driving and hitting people on the head with clubs than running a small business.