मनु स्मृति - वृत्ति

ॠतामृताभ्यां जीवेत्तु मृतेन प्रमृतेन वा ।
सत्यानृताभ्यां अपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदाचन ॥

- मनु स्मृति

RutAmRutAbhAm jIvet tu mRutena pramRutena vA ।
satya anRutAbhyAm api vA na shvavRuttya kadAchana ॥

- manu smRuti

A household man can lead his life by the following ways. He can get food by gathering grains off a field. Someone may give him food without asking. He may beg for food. He can cultivate crops. He can do trade. But he must not do any servitude (like a dog).

- Manu Smriti