Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Before the One who sees all, it's not the place for arguing and pronouncing judgments.
Better to be humble than to speak as if you have all the answers.
The Pause addresses a Qazi (a Muslim judge) with a gentle challenge: before Him, it is not right to speak — meaning, before the all-seeing One, this is no place for the proud pronouncements and clever arguments of someone who thinks their learning gives them authority over others. Kabir, throughout, has little patience for religious officials who lord it over people from a seat of self-importance. The posture the One asks for is humility, not the puffed-up voice of one who's sure he's right. It's the same lesson as the Vaar's 'everyone calls himself perfect': before the One, we all stand small, so speak humbly.
Why is humility a wiser posture than acting like you already know everything?
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