poor as a rat

Examples:

• EN: I'm going to speak to your father... before you die as poor as a rat in a church.

  ES: Voy a hablar con tu padre... antes de que quedes en la pobreza total.
• EN: - If he were poor as a rat, I'd marry him!

  ES: - ¡Si fuera más pobre que una rata me casaba con él!