Apastambasmriti 3.11

3.11

samāptamiti no vācyaṃ triṣu varṇeṣu karhicit
viprasampādanaṃ kāryamutpanne prāṇasaṃśaye

One should never say, "It is finished," among the three social classes;
procuring a Brahmin should be performed when danger to life has arisen.