Bhishma said The Brahmana accepts gifts from him who is righteous, and from him who is sinful. If the giver happens to be virtuous, the receiver commits little sin. If, on the other hand, the giver happens to be impious, the receiver sinks in hell.
भीष्म उवाच साधोर्यः प्रतिगृह्णीयात् तथैवासाधुतो द्विजः। गुणवत्यल्पदोष: स्यान्निर्गुणे तु निमज्जति॥