Their only alternatives were to compete against slave labor with their own labor as handicraftsman, which was considered base and vulgar and also offered very little prospect of success, or to become social scrap.

• 摆在自由公民面前的只有两条道路：或者从事手工业去跟奴隶劳动竞争，而这被认为是可耻的、卑贱的职业，而且也不会有什么成功； 或者就变成穷光蛋。