Vedavyasasmriti 238

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yadyekapaṅaktyāṃ viṣamaṃdadāti snehādbhayādvā yadi vārthahetoḥ .
vedeṣu dṛṣṭaṃ ṛṣibhiśca gītaṃ tad‌brahmahatyāṃ munayo vadanti .. 4.61 ..

If one distributes [food] unequally in a single row, whether out of affection, fear, or for the sake of wealth, / it is seen in the Vedas and sung by the sages; the sages declare that to be the killing of a brahmin. .. 4.61 ..