Jñāneśvarī (commentary on the Bhagavadgītā) 2.253

2.253

sāyāseṃ puṇya arjije |
maga saṃsāru kaṃ apekṣije |
parī neṇatī te kāya kīje |
aprāpta dekheṃ ||

Merit is earned with arduous toil;
why then should one desire worldly existence [in return]?
Yet, what can one do? They do not know;
behold their misfortune!