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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.9

SB 1.16.9

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Sanskrit

mandasya manda-prajñasya vayo mandāyuṣaś ca vai nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ divā ca vyartha-karmabhiḥ

Translation

Lazy human beings with paltry intelligence and a short duration of life pass the night sleeping and the day performing activities that are for naught.