Simhasanadvatrimshika 27.7

27.7

nai 'vā 'kṛtiḥ phalati, nai 'va kulaṃ na śīlam,
vidyā 'pi nai 'va, na ca yatnakṛtā 'pi sevā;
bhāgyāni pūrvatapasā khalu saṃcitāni
kāle phalanti puruṣasya yathai 'va vṛkṣāḥ. || 7 ||

‘Neither physical appearance yields fruit, nor family, nor character,
nor even learning, nor even service performed with effort;
indeed, fortunes accumulated by former austerities
bear fruit for a man in due time, just like trees.’