O sage, persons who because of their sinful activities are averse to the topics of Transcendence and thus ignorant of the purpose of the Mahābhārata [Bhagavad-gītā] are pitied by the pitiable. I also pity them because I see how their duration of life is spoiled by eternal time while they involve themselves in presentations of philosophical speculation, theoretical ultimate goals of life, and different modes of ritual.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ताञ्छोच्यशोच्यानविदोऽनुशोचे हरेः कथायां विमुखानघेन । क्षिणोति देवोऽनिमिषस्तु येषा- मायुर्वृथा वादगतिस्मृतीनाम्
tāñchocyaśocyānavido'nuśoce hareḥ kathāyāṃ vimukhānaghena | kṣiṇoti devo'nimiṣastu yeṣā- māyurvṛthā vādagatismṛtīnām
SB 3.5.14