Bhagavatapurana 4.4.13

4.4.13

nāścaryam etad yad asatsu sarvadā mahad-vinindā kuṇapātma-vādiṣu /
serṣyaṃ mahāpūruṣa-pāda-pāṃsubhir nirasta-tejaḥsu tad eva śobhanam //

13. It is no wonder that among the unrighteous who regard the lifeless body as the soul, the constant (talk) is the reproach of the great (out of jealousy); and that is really most befitting those impious men whose *spirit* is obscured on account of their jealousy by the dust under the feet of great men.