You may observe the thirty fasts, and say the five prayers each day, but 'Satan' can undo them. Says Nanak, you will have to walk on the Path of Death, so why do you bother to collect wealth and property?

They walk on the Lord's Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord's Path as well. Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with even more filth.

O Nanak, in the end, all this vanishes like a dream!

O Nanak, he alone serves the Lord, whom the Lord attaches to Himself.

O Nanak, know Him as the True Guru, who unites all with the Lord.

And yet, they go out to teach others. They are deceived, and they deceive their companions. O Nanak, such are the leaders of men.