Mainyo-i-Khard 30

The sage asked the spirit of wisdom

thus: 'What is the business of the priests, warriors, and husbandmen, each separately?'

The spirit of wisdom answered

thus: 'The business of the priests is to maintain the religion properly;

and to perform the ceremonial and invocation of the sacred beings well and with attention,

and the decrees, decisions, custom, and controls, as revealed by the pure, good religion of the Mazda-worshippers.

To make people aware of the goodness of good works;

and to show the way to heaven, and the danger and avoidance of hell.

'The business of the warriors is to defeat the enemy;

and to keep their own country and land (bum) unalarmed and tranquil.

'And the business of the husbandmen is to perform tillage and cultivation;

and, to the extent of their ability, to keep the world invigorated and populous.