Manusmriti

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सत्यानृतं तु वाणिज्यं तेन चैवापि जीव्यते । सेवा श्ववृत्तिराख्याता तस्मात् तां परिवर्जयेत् ॥ ६ ॥

sanskrit

But trade and (money-lending) are Satyanrita, even by that one may subsist. Service is called Svavritti; therefore one should avoid it.

english translation

satyAnRtaM tu vANijyaM tena caivApi jIvyate | sevA zvavRttirAkhyAtA tasmAt tAM parivarjayet || 6 ||

hk transliteration