1. Having dwelt with a teacher during the fourth part of (a
man's) life, a Brahmana shall live during the second quarter (of
his existence) in his house, after he has wedded a wife. 2. A
Brahmana must seek a means of subsistence which either causes
no, or at least little pain (to others), and live (by that)
except in times of distress. 3. For the purpose of gaining bare
subsistence, let him accumulate property by (following those)
irreproachable occupations (which are prescribed for) his
(caste), without (unduly) fatiguing his body. 4. He may subsist
by Rita (truth), and Amrita (ambrosia), or by Mrita (death) and
by Pramrita (what causes many deaths); or even by (the mode)
called Satyanrita (a mixture of truth and falsehood), but never
by Svavritti (a dog's mode of life). 5. By Rita shall be
understood the gleaning of corn; by Amrita, what is given
unasked; by Mrita, food obtained by begging and agriculture is
declared to be Pramrita. 6. But trade and (money-lending) are
Satyanrita, even by that one may subsi