TEVYE: [to God] You made many, many poor people. I realize of course it’s no shame to be poor, but it’s no great honor, either. Now. what would be so terrible if I had a small fortune?

Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) Russian-Jewish humorist [pseud. for Sholem Rabinowitz]

Fiddler on the Roof [with Joseph Stein] (1971)