A light purse is a heavy curse

दुःखं दुःखमिति ब्रूयात्
मानवो नरकं प्रति ।
दारिद्र्यादधिकं दुःखम्
न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥

It is said that hell is the place of intense pain and severe torture. But in reality, there is no pain (or torture) as intense as that of poverty, neither was there in past, nor will be in future.

A light purse is a heavy curse.