The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Viṣṇusahasranāmastotram

Verse 198

जडानामविवेकानामशूराणामपि प्रभो ।भाग्यभोग्यानि राज्यानि सन्त्यनीतिमतामपि ॥

In plain words

The dull-witted, the undiscerning, the men with no courage in them — O Lord, even they hold kingdoms, and enjoy them by nothing but luck. Even the unprincipled hold them.

Close to the Sanskrit

Of the dull, of the undiscerning, of the unheroic even, O Lord — kingdoms to be enjoyed through fortune exist; even of those possessed of no just conduct.