adham tamah pravisanti
ye vidyam upasate
tato bhuya iva te tamo
ya u vidyayam ratah
Srila Prabhupada's Translation
Those who engage in the culture of nescient activities shall enter into the darkest region of ignorance. Worse still are those engaged in the culture of so called knowledge.
My Notes
Dictionary.com describes nescience (sanskrit adham) to be "lack of knowledge, ignorance." However, although people who engage in the culture of foolish activities are condemned to the darkest region of ignorance, people who pretend to be in knowledge but misuse their privilege are even lower then those in avidya (ignorance).
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