3:29  

प्रकृतेर्गुणसंमूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु ।
तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥३- २९॥

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Transliteration

prakRRiterguNasaMmooDhaaH sajjante guNakarmasu ।

taanakRRitsnawido mandaankRRitsnawinna wichaalayet ॥३- २९॥

Translation

By qualities of nature those fooled stray into quality-actions.
The all-knowing those unknowing dullards should not disturb.

Those fooled by qualities of nature stray into quality-actions. The all-knowing should not disturb those unknowing dullards.

Translation

Those who are deluded by the Gunas of nature get attached to the works of the Gunas. The wise should not disturb the mind of the ignorant whose knowledge is imperfect. (See also 3.26)

Translation

Bewildered by the modes of material nature, the ignorant fully engage themselves in material activities and become attached. But the wise should not unsettle them, although these duties are inferior due to the performers' lack of knowledge.