Manusmriti

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वैश्यवृत्त्याऽपि जीवंस्तु ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियोऽपि वा । हिंसाप्रायां पराधीनां कृषिं यत्नेन वर्जयेत् ॥ ८३ ॥

sanskrit

But a Brahmana, or a Kshatriya, living by a Vaisya’s mode of subsistence, shall carefully avoid (the pursuit of) agriculture, (which causes) injury to many beings and depends on others.

english translation

vaizyavRttyA'pi jIvaMstu brAhmaNaH kSatriyo'pi vA | hiMsAprAyAM parAdhInAM kRSiM yatnena varjayet || 83 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript