Mahabharata 1.224.24

जरितोवाचकिं ते ज्येष्ठे सुते कार्यं किमनन्तरजेन वाकिं च ते मध्यमे कार्यं किं कनिष्ठे तपस्विनि

jaritovācakiṃ te jyeṣṭhe sute kāryaṃ kimanantarajena vākiṃ ca te madhyame kāryaṃ kiṃ kaniṣṭhe tapasvini

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.