Shatakatraya 3.75

3.75

yāvat svastham idaṃ śarīram arujaṃ yāvac ca dūre jarā
yāvac cendriya-śaktir apratihatā yāvat kṣayo nāyuṣaḥ |
ātma-śreyasi tāvad eva viduṣā kāryaḥ prayatno mahān
sandīpte bhavane tu kūpa-khananaṃ pratyudyamaḥ kīdṛśaḥ ||

As long as this body is healthy and free from illness, as long as old age is distant, / as long as the senses retain unimpaired power, and as long as life is not exhausted, / so long alone should a wise man make great exertion for the highest good of the Self; / for what kind of effort is digging a well when the house is already in flames?