प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः ।
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥ १६.७ ॥

pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca janā na vidur-āsurāḥ |
na śaucaṁ nāpi cācāro na satyaṁ teṣu vidyate || 16.7 ||

Maleficent notes hinder right vision

The wicked or destructive kinds do not pay attention to the Wise. They have no sense of discretion or discrimination to perceive and evaluate matters morally, ethically or spiritually. They do not recognize anything like redemption or liberation for the mind. Nor do they give any place for inner purity, holiness, righteousness or truthfulness (śloka 16.7).