Or is he merely there to earn a livelihood, caught in the misery of having little?

还是他只是来这谋生而已，并受困于对自己拥有太少的苦恼中？

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After all, in the near future Gadadhar must, as a householder, earn his livelihood through the performance of his brahminical duties;

毕竟，嘎达达尔在不久的将来会过家居生活，通过履行婆罗门职责来谋生；

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Work, traditionally, has been a place you went to and spent a pre-defined amount of time at, in order to earn a livelihood.

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He had a job to do, namely, earn his keep by guarding the sheep that Elmer raised as part of his livelihood.

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