That Brahmana is said to possess the sacred fire whose acts exist in full. It is better to at once leave off the sacred fire than to keep it, abstaining from acts.
स चाप्यग्न्याहितो विप्रः क्रिया यस्य न हीयते। श्रेयो ह्यनाहिताग्नित्वमग्निहोत्रं न निष्क्रियम्॥