to be poor
There is no shame in being poor.
Вы не знаете, что такое быть бедным.
You don't know what it's like to be poor.
Being poor is expensive.
Ему довольно хорошо известно, каково быть бедным.
He knows quite well what it's like to be poor.
Ему не понравилось быть бедным.
He didn't like being poor.