Simhasanadvatrimshika 28.4

28.4

arthāḥ pādarajopamā, girinadīvegopamaṃ yauvanaṃ,
mānuṣyaṃ jalabindulolacapalaṃ, phenopamaṃ jīvitam;
dharmaṃ yo na karoti niścalamatiḥ svargārgalodghāṭanaṃ,
paścāttāpahato jarāparinataḥ śokāgninā dahyate. || 4 ||

Wealth is like the dust of the feet, youth is like the rushing torrent of a mountain river, / humanity is as wavering and fleeting as a water drop, life is like foam; / he who, with an unsteady mind, does not practice righteousness, which unbolts the gates of heaven, / stricken by remorse and worn down by old age, burns in the fire of grief.’