Bhagavatapurana 5.5.17

5.5.17

kas taṃ svayaṃ tad-abhijño vipaścid avidyāyām antare vartamānam /
dṛṣṭvā punas taṃ saghṛṇaḥ kubuddhiṃ prayojayed utpathagaṃ yathāndham //

17. Which wise and compassionate man knowing the truth and full of wisdom would lead astray the man who is already immersed in Avidya (ignorance or Karma marga); for it would be like

leading astray the blind who had already missed the way.