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शब्‍द बिचारे पथ चलै, ज्ञान गली दे पांव। क्‍या रमता क्‍या बैठता, क्‍या गृह कंदला छांव।।६४१।।

Words wander on the path, and wisdom gives direction. Whether one wanders, sits, or remains in a humble abode, wisdom guides all.

माला तिलक तो भेष है, राम भक्ति कछु और। कहैं कबीर जिन पहिरिया, पांचों राखै ठौर।।६४२।।

Garlands and tilaks are mere attire, while devotion to Ram is something else entirely. Kabir says, those who wear it, keep all five places sacred.

घर में रहै तो भक्ति करु, नातर करु बैराग। बैरागी बन्‍धन करै, ताका बड़ा अभाग।।६४३।।

Perform devotion while staying at home, and practice renunciation elsewhere. A renunciant who creates bonds is truly unfortunate.

मांगन मरण समान है, तोहि दई मैं सीख। कहैं कबीर समुझाय के, मति कोई मांगै भीख।।६४४।।

Begging is akin to death; this is what I teach you. Kabir says, those who ask for alms are like those who beg for their lives.

सहज मिलै सो दूध है, मांगि मिले सो पानि। कहैं कबीर वह रक्‍त है, जामें ऐंचातानि।।६४५।।

What comes easily is like milk, while what is sought is like water. Kabir says that what is sought with effort is like blood, filled with hardship.

उदर समाता मांग ले, ताको नाहिं दोष। कहैं कबीर अधिका गहै, ताकी गति न मोष।।६४६।।

Taking what fills the stomach is not a fault. Kabir says, those who gather excessively, their path is not secure.

उदर समाता अन्न ले, तनहि समाता चीर। अधिकहिं संग्रह ना करै, तिसका नाम फकीर।।६४७।।

Taking enough food for the stomach is fine, and covering the body with sufficient clothing is acceptable. One who does not gather excess is called a true renunciant.

मांगन गये सो मर रहे, मरै जु मांगन जांहि। तिनतें पहले वे मरे, होत करत हैं नाहि।।६४८।।

Those who go begging are dying, and those who die begging are dead before their time. They are not engaged in any meaningful action.

भुवंगम बास न बेधई, चन्‍दन दोष न लाय। सब अंग तो विष सों भरा, अमृत कहां समाय।।६४९।।

The bhujanga (serpent) does not harm, and sandalwood does not have faults. If the body is filled with poison, where can nectar reside?

कबीर संगत साधु की, कभी न निष्‍फल जाय। जो पै बोवै भूनिके, फूल फलै अघाय।।६५०।।

The company of saints is never fruitless. Those who sow seeds in fertile soil will yield abundant flowers and fruits.

कबीर कुसंग न कीजिए, पाथर जल न तिराय। बदली सीप भुजंग मुख, एक बूंद तिर भाय।।६५१।।

Do not engage in bad company; a stone does not become wet by water. A drop of water falling into a shell's mouth cannot save it from the snake's bite.

कबीर गुरु के देश में, बसि जानै जो कोय। कागा ते हंसा बने, जाति बरन कुल खोय।।६५२।।

Kabir says that one who lives in the land of the guru and knows it is like a crow that has become a swan, losing caste, color, and lineage.

कबीर संगति साधु, जो करि जाने कोय। सकल बिछ चन्‍दन भये, बांस न चन्‍दन होय।।६५३।।

Kabir says that the company of saints transforms everything into sandalwood; bamboo cannot become sandalwood.

जा घर गुरु की भक्ति नहीं, संत नहीं मिहमान। ता घर जम डेरा दिया, जीवत भये मसान।।६५४।।

In a home where there is no devotion to the guru and no saintly guest, the house becomes a dwelling place for death, and life becomes a graveyard.

गिरिये परबत सिखर ते, परिये धरनि मंझार। मूरख मित्र न कीजिये, बूड़ो काली धार।।६५५।।

Even if you fall from the peak of a mountain or the middle of the earth, do not befriend a foolish person; you will be lost in the dark current.

ऊंचे कुल कह जनमिया, करनी ऊंच न होय। कनक कलश मद सो भरा, साधुन निन्‍दा सोय।।६५६।।

Even if one is born into a high caste, their actions may not be high. A pot filled with gold is still filled with wine; so is a person who criticizes the saints.

एक घड़ी आधी घड़ी, आधी में पुनि आध। कबीर संगत साधु की, कटै कोटि अपराध।।६५७।।

One moment, half a moment, and within half a moment, another half. The company of saints, even for a short time, erases countless sins.

साधु संगत परिहरै, करै विषय को संग। कूप खनी जल बावरे, त्‍याग दिया जल गंग।।६५८।।

The company of saints abandons the association with worldly desires. They forsake the well of water and embrace the Ganges river.

चर्चा करु तब चौहटे, ज्ञान करो तब दोय। ध्‍यान धरो तब एकिला, और न दूजा कोय।।६५९।।

Discuss in the marketplace, gain knowledge in pairs. Meditate alone; do not involve anyone else.

सन्‍त सुरसरी गंग जल, आनि पखारा अंग। मैले से निरमल भये, साधु जन के संग।।६६०।।

The water of the saintly river Ganges purifies the body. The company of the saints cleanses one from impurities.