You're kidding me, right? > Four kinds of livelihood for householders The entire section is describing the conduct of householders. You are confusing the four

You're kidding me, right? > Four kinds of livelihood for householders The entire section is describing the conduct of householders. You are confusing the four permissible means of livelihood for householders with the four stages of life. > If you define this stage to mean materialistic wealth, then the Brahmins skip this stage. Again, where the does the text imply that Brahmins skip a stage? This is something you've just made up. > but only by shirking the accumulation of material wealth for religious pursuit Again, not implied anywhere in the text and something you made up.