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4.218. The food of a king impairs his vigour, the food of a Sudra his excellence in sacred learning, the food of a
goldsmith his longevity, that of a leather-cutter his fame;
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4.219. The food of an artisan destroys his offspring, that of a washerman his (bodily) strength; the food of a
multitude and of harlots excludes him from (the higher) worlds.
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4.220. The food of a physician (is as vile as) pus, that of an unchaste woman (equal to) semen, that of a usurer
(as vile as) ordure, and that of a dealer in weapons (as bad as) dirt.
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4.221. The food of those other persons who have been successively enumerated as such whose food must not be
eaten, the wise declare (to be as impure as) skin, bones, and hair.
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4.222. If he has unwittingly eaten the food of one of those, (he must) fast for three days; if he has eaten it
intentionally, or (has swallowed) semen, ordure, or urine, he must perform a Krikkhra penance.
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4.223. A Brahmana who knows (the law) must not eat cooked food (given) by a Sudra who performs no
Sraddhas; but, on failure of (other) means of subsistence, he may accept raw (grain), sufficient for one night
(and day).
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4.224. The gods, having considered (the respective merits) of a niggardly Srotriya and of a liberal usurer,
declared the food of both to be equal (in quality).
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4.225. The Lord of created beings (Pragapati) came and spake to them, ’Do not make that equal, which is
unequal. The food of that liberal (usurer) is purified by faith; (that of the) of the) other (man) is defiled by a
want of faith.’
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4.226. Let him, without tiring, always offer sacrifices and perform works of charity with faith; for offerings and
charitable works made with faith and with lawfully-earned money, (procure) endless rewards.
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