Some wander around the forests, wearing religious robes, but the Fascinating Lord remains distant from them.

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

This one says: letting go of pride is hard, and it is the real path.

Here the real thing is finally named, and named as hard. maan moh mer ter — pride, clinging, and "mine and yours." Maan is pride. Moh is clinging to people and things as if they were ours to keep. Mer ter is the habit of splitting the world into "mine" and "yours." Letting go of these is kha(n)dde dhaar, the edge of a double-edged sword. It is as hard and sharp as walking along a blade.

That is why holy robes and fine words are so tempting. They look like the path, but they skip the hard part. The true work happens inside, and it costs something. It asks you to loosen your grip on exactly what the ego, the "me first" voice, holds tightest. Think of sharing your favorite thing with a younger sibling, and meaning it. No costume can do that for you.

The picture of the sword's edge is honest. This path is not easy, and the Guru never pretends it is. But it is the only path that actually leads somewhere.