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They take the noose and run around; but rest assured that God shall destroy them. ||10||

1365 : 40
Kabeer, the sandalwood tree is good, even though it is surrounded by weeds.

1365 : 41
Those who dwell near the sandalwood tree, become just like the sandalwood tree. ||11||

1365 : 42
Kabeer, the bamboo is drowned in its egotistical pride. No one should drown like this.

1365 : 43
Bamboo also dwells near the sandalwood tree, but it does not take up its fragrance. ||12||

1365 : 44
Kabeer, the mortal loses his faith, for the sake of the world, but the world shall not go along with him in the end.

1365 : 45
The idiot strikes his own foot with the axe by his own hand. ||13||

1365 : 46
Kabeer, wherever I go, I see wonders everywhere.

1365 : 47
But without the devotees of the One Lord, it is all wilderness to me. ||14||

1365 : 48
Kabeer, the dwelling of the Saints is good; the dwelling of the unrighteous burns like an oven.

1365 : 49
Those mansions in which the Lord's Name is not chanted might just as well burn down. ||15||

1365 : 50
Kabeer, why cry at the death of a Saint? He is just going back to his home.

1365 : 51
Cry for the wretched, faithless cynic, who is sold from store to store. ||16||

1365 : 52
Kabeer, the faithless cynic is like a piece of garlic.

1365 : 53
Even if you eat it sitting in a corner, it becomes obvious to everyone. ||17||

1365 : 54
Kabeer, Maya is the butter-churn, and the breath is the churning-stick.

1365 : 55
The Saints eat the butter, while the world drinks the whey. ||18||

1365 : 56
Kabeer, Maya is the butter-churn; the breath flows like ice water.

1365 : 57
Whoever does the churning eats the butter; the others are just churning-sticks. ||19||

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1365 : 58
Kabeer, Maya is the thief, which breaks in and plunders the store.

1365 : 59
Only Kabeer is not plundered; he has cut her into twelve pieces. ||20||

1365 : 60
Kabeer, peace does not come in this world by making lots of friends.

1365 : 61
Those who keep their consciousness focused on the One Lord shall find eternal peace. ||21||

1365 : 62
Kabeer, the world is afraid of death - that death fills my mind with bliss.

1365 : 63
It is only by death that perfect, supreme bliss is obtained. ||22||

1365 : 64
The Treasure of the Lord is obtained, O Kabeer, but do not undo its knot.

1365 : 65
There is no market to sell it, no appraiser, no customer, and no price. ||23||

1365 : 66
Kabeer, be in love with only that one, whose Master is the Lord.

1365 : 67
The Pandits, the religious scholars, kings and landlords - what good is love for them? ||24||

1365 : 68
Kabeer, when you are in love with the One Lord, duality and alienation depart.

1365 : 69
You may have long hair, or you may shave your head bald. ||25||

1365 : 70
Kabeer, the world is a room filled with black soot; the blind fall into its trap.

1365 : 71
I am a sacrifice to those who are thrown in, and still escape. ||26||

1365 : 72
Kabeer, this body shall perish; save it, if you can.

1365 : 73
Even those who have tens of thousands and millions, must depart bare-footed in the end. ||27||

1365 : 74
Kabeer, this body shall perish; place it on the path.

1365 : 75
Either join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, or sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||28||

1365 : 76
Kabeer, dying, dying, the whole world has to die, and yet, none know how to die.

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