What does it mean that people are poor and depend on the roof?

"The poor depend on the roof" means that the reason why they don't look for themselves always comes down to other factors.

There is an old saying in China: "People are poor and blame the foundation of the house, but it rains all night." Some people say that foundation is foundation, others think that the quality of foundation can determine people's wealth and so on.

Similar words: complain about others, rake, beggar your neighbor, bite back and confuse right and wrong.