They are caught in a vicious cycle--poverty makes them insecure; insecurity makes it difficult for them to succeed in business; difficulty in business makes them all the more insecure .... On top of that, the Hakkas have a long tradition of "banding together to defend against outsiders."
對照之下，客家人已深陷在「因匱乏而憂懼，因憂懼而事業難以開展，因事業難以開展而更憂懼」的惡性循環中。