He should never take two meals between morning and evening, and should never call his wife to bed except in her season. In his house no Brahmana should be allowed to remain unfed or unadorned.
न भुञ्जीतान्तरा काले नानृतावाह्वयेत् स्त्रियम्। नास्यानश्नन् गृह विप्रे वसेत् कश्चिदपूजितः॥