下々(しもじも)the lower classes, the common people

下々(しもじも)の暮(く)らしは常(つね)に困窮(こんきゅう)している。

The common people are always in hardship. {the lower classes, the common people}

私(わたし)は下々(しもじも)の者(もの)で、上級(じょうきゅう)な暮(く)らしとは無縁(むえん)だ。

I am one of the lower classes, and have no connection with a high-class lifestyle. {the lower classes, the common people}

下々(しもじも)の意見(いけん)にも耳(みみ)を傾(かたむ)けてくれる国王(こくおう)が欲(ほ)しい。

I want a king who will listen to the opinions of the common people. {the lower classes, the common people}

偉(えら)い人(ひと)が考(かんが)えることは下々(しもじも)の私(わたし)には全(まった)く理解(りかい)できません。

The thoughts of great people are completely beyond my understanding as a person of the lower classes. {the lower classes, the common people}

下々(しもじも)の気持(きも)ちに寄(よ)り添(そ)える国王(こくおう)は、全(すべ)ての国民(こくみん)に慕(した)われている。

The king who can sympathize with the feelings of the lower classes is loved by all the citizens. {the lower classes, the common people}