Yayati said : The wise men know that a Brahmana is to be avoided than an angry and virulently poisonous snake, or a blazing and flaming fire.
ययातिरुवाच क्रुद्धादाशीविषात् सर्पाज्ज्वलनात् सर्वतोमुखात्। दुराधर्षतरो विप्रो ज्ञेयः पुंसा विजानता॥