Mixed opinion on this one:-

He had been so reduced which caused great confusion
And that was the reason he went on the roam.

.... so the poor guy is out of work and had to leave home to find work to send money home - a not unfamiliar story but later we learn:-

With bread and cold water he himself did refresh.

It tasted more sweeter than the gold he had wasted,
More sweeter than honey and gave more content.

.... so he he hadn't always been totally innocent and hard-done by. There are clearly two sides to the story and we don't have all the information.