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232 Let man after inquiry from the true Guru rest and abide in his own heart ; Truth is the medicine for all ; it removeth and washeth away sin. Nanak maketh supplication to those who are in possession of truth.

Be mine the gift of the dust of the saints feet : if I obtain it, I shall apply it to my forehead. Forsake false covetousness ; concentrate thy mind and meditate on the Unseen One. Thou shalt obtain a reward in proportion to what thou hast done. If it have been so allotted from the beginning, man shall obtain the dust of the saints feet. Ruin not thyself with scant service.

Guru Nanak

There is a dearth of truth ; falsehood prevaileth ; the blackness of this age maketh men demons. They who have sown the seed of the Name have departed with honour ; how can half-seed germinate ? If the seed be whole, it will germinate in the proper season. Nanak, unbleached cloth cannot be dyed without a base. If the body be put into the vat of fear, modesty be made its base, And it be dyed with devotion, O Nanak, there will not be a trace of falsehood in it.

Guru Nanak

Greed and sin are ruler and village accountant ; falsehood is master of the mint. Lust, his minister, summoneth and examineth men, and sitteth in judgement on them. The subjects are blind and without divine knowledge, and satisfy the judge's greed with bribes.