No it’s not a curse. Poverty could be the cause of economic finance.
Do you take the Opportunities that are given to you or did you go after it.
It could be the lack of knowledge, or capabilities or abilities of staying in poverty.
It could be the lack of effort of why a person remains in poverty.
Some people are born lucky, some took a chance and rose up out of poverty. Some just worked hard to not remain in poverty.
The sad part is some people will work hard all of their lives and will die in poverty.