The merchants cheated their customers in the quantity of what they sold, the price was too high, and the quality was inferior. After the merchants exploited the poor to the point of ruin, those unfortunates had to sell themselves as slaves.
व्यापाऱ्‍यांनी गरिबांना अशाप्रकारे लुबाडल्यामुळे ते अक्षरशः कंगाल व्हायचे आणि नाईलाजाने त्या बिचाऱ्‍यांना स्वतःला गुलाम म्हणून विकावे लागायचे.