( Compare Proverbs 10: 15.) Often poverty condemns people to inadequate shelter marked by lack of sanitation, lack of safe and sufficient water, and overcrowded, cramped living conditions.
जबकि इस बढ़ते फ़ासले के अनेक कारण हैं, वर्ल्ड हेल्थ पत्रिका कहती है कि ख़राब स्वास्थ्य का एक मुख्य कारण “ग़रीबी है । ”