श्रेयश्च प्रेयश्च मनुष्यमेतस्तौ सम्परीत्य विविनक्ति धीरः ।श्रेयो हि धीरोऽभि प्रेयसो वृणीते प्रेयो मन्दो योगक्षेमात् वृणीते ॥ २ ॥
In plain words
Both the good and the pleasant come to every person; the wise one, having weighed them together, discriminates between them. The wise chooses the good over the pleasant; the dull-witted, for the sake of mere acquisition and bodily security, chooses the pleasant instead.