《搜神记·卷九》
而蜀国的商人也屡次遭到穷困，那金钩对自己并没有什么好处。
而蜀贾亦数罹穷厄，不为己利。
And the Shu merchants repeatedly fell into poverty, that golden hook did not bring any good to his own family.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 而蜀贾亦数罹穷厄，不为己利。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: And the Shu merchants repeatedly fell into poverty, that golden hook did not bring any good to his own family.
Step 1: Identify the main subject of the sentence, which is "蜀贾" (Shu merchants).
Step 2: Translate the verb "罹穷厄" as "fell into poverty".
Step 3: Translate the adverbial phrase "数" as "repeatedly".
Step 4: Translate the negative phrase "不为己利" as "did not bring any good to his own family".</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 而蜀贾亦数罹穷厄，不为己利。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: And the Shu merchants repeatedly fell into poverty, that golden hook did not bring any good to his own family.
Step 1: Identify the main subject of the sentence, which is "蜀贾" (Shu merchants).
Step 2: Translate the verb "罹穷厄" as "fell into poverty".
Step 3: Translate the adverbial phrase "数" as "repeatedly".
Step 4: Translate the negative phrase "不为己利" as "did not bring any good to his own family".
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