This article deals with the double biblical worldview about poverty: as a social context one is not responsible for, or as a state of mind which enhances brotherhood and fraternity. Both of them criticize the worldview that looks upon poverty as a punishment or as fate impossible to be changed. The biblical vocabulary on this subject offers a broad perspective from these woldviews throughout Israel’s history, where the prophets and wisdom literature assumed an acute critique of all those who oppress the poor in various ways.Pretende-se abordar a dupla perspetiva bíblica sobre a pobreza: enquanto contexto social do qual não somos os causadores ou responsáveis, ou como um estado de espírito que promove a fraternidade e a bem-aventurança. Amba...