Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 76

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akiṃcitkāriṇāṃ dīnair ākṛṣṭaguṇakarmaṇām /
aghāya gatasattvānāṃ darśanasparśanādikam //

Of those who do nothing useful, whose virtues and duties have been drawn down by wretched deeds, / who are devoid of vital energy—the seeing, touching, and the like lead only to sin.