Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One's servant is lovingly tuned to the One, Har, Har, Har, while all who turn away from the One come after him, hunting for faults.
The one who speaks badly of others walks the path his own past deeds have set. His foot touches a snake, and he is stung.
When you stay tuned to the One, the harm others aim at you turns back on them.
Liv laa-ee: the servant's heart is tuned to the One. The saakat, those who turn away from the One, come after him. The snake-bite picture (pag naagan chhuhi jali-aa) shows how slander, driven by old habits (kirat sanjog), hurts the one who does it, like stepping on a snake on your own path. There is no gloating here, only the natural weight of a hardened heart.
If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.
How can you stay steady when someone else is stirring up trouble?
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