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Priests dance, play musical instruments, disguise, and decorate themselves; They shout aloud, sing of battles, and heroes praises. Fools call themselves pandits and with tricks and cavilling love to amass wealth. Pretended religious men spoil their religious acts, and yet want the door of salvation; They call themselves continent, and leave their houses and homes, yet they know not the way. Every one is perfect to himself : no one admitteth himself wanting. If the weight of honour be put into the scale, then, Nanak, man shall appear properly weighed. Guru Nanak Man s evil becometh known, O Nanak ; the True One seeth all. Every one maketh endeavours, but it is only what the Creator doeth that taketh place. Caste hath no power in the next world : there is a new order of beings. They whose accounts are honoured are the good. PAURI XI They whom Thou didst so destine from the beginning meditate on Thee, O Lord. There is nothing in the power of creatures ; God, it is Thou who hast created the different worlds. Some Thou blendest with Thyself ; others Thou leadest astray from Thee. Thou art known by the favour of the Guru, through whom Thou revealest Thyself. They who know Thee are easily absorbed in the True One. SLOK XII Guru Nanak Pain is medicine, worldly pleasure a disease ; where there is such pleasure, there is no desire for God. Thou art the Doer, I do nothing ; if I try to do anything, it cometh to nothing.