Hardscrabble
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to land that takes a lot of work in order to farm and even then is not very productive.
Poor
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: With little or no possessions or money.To be pitied.Of low quality.Of inadequate amount.Deficient in a specified way.Those people as a group who have little or no possessions or money. (see usage notes)
Example sentence: Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.