Two words - Life and Livelihood - seem to have the same root. Whether or not they share the same etymology, in reality they are connected:
How can one live without a livelihood?
"It is hard to have dignity without work. This is your difficulty here. This is the prayer you were crying out from this place: “work,” “work,” “work.” It is a necessary prayer. Work means dignity, work means taking food home, work means loving!" Pope Francis