אֵין לוֹ פְּרוּטָה, אֵין בְּיָדוֹ פְּרוּטָה לְפָרְטָהּ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

He does not have a penny, he does not have even a penny to his name

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Very poor. Has no money at all (prutah means a coin of little value that existed in ancient times and in the early days of the State).

("Do not rob the poor because he is poor. Why did Solomon need to mention 'poor' twice? Only because once he is stripped of his possessions, his wisdom does not endure, as it is said: 'The wisdom of the poor is despised and his words are not heard' (Ecclesiastes 9:16), poor of life because he has not even a penny to live on, and thus his life is taken from the world" - Midrash Mishlei (Buber) Parasha 22, and also: "The husband's hand does not reach, and this master has no money to pay her ketubah, and he does not have even a penny to his name" - Responsa Maharshal Part VI Siman 134, and also: Look at the moon / Maybe you'll be a bit happy / Between us everyone knows / That I don't even have a penny in my pocket / Oh, the penny and the moon / How dreadful is the spring / With a budget deficit / If only there were one penny / Happiness would come at once / Oh, the penny and the moon" - H. Hefer, The Penny and the Moon)