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Guru Nanak Dev Ji speaks through Ang 595 of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj:

man haalee kirsaanee karnee saram paanee tan khayt.
Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field.

naam beej santokh suhaagaa rakh gareebee vays.
Let God's Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and humble dress the fence.

bhaa-o karam kar jammsee say ghar bhaagath daykh. ||1||
Doing deeds of love, the seed shall sprout, and you shall see your home flourish. ||1||

baabaa maa-i-aa saath na ho-ay.
O Baba, wealth does not go with anyone.

in maa-i-aa jag mohi-aa virlaa boojhai ko-ay. rahaa-o.
Maya has bewitched the world, but only a few understand this. ||Pause||

haan hat kar aarjaa sach naam kar vath.
Make your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make God's Name your merchandise.

surat soch kar bhaaNdsaal tis vich tis no rakh.
Make understanding and contemplation your warehouse, and in that warehouse, store God's Name.

vanjaari-aa si-o vanaj kar lai laahaa man has. ||2||
Deal with the Lord's dealers, earn profits, and rejoice in your mind. ||2||

sun saasat sa-udaagree sat ghorhay lai chal.
Let your trade be listening to scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell.

kharach bann chang-aa-ee-aa mat man jaaneh kal.
Gather merits for travelling expenses, and do not mind tomorrow.

nirankaar kai days jaahi taa sukh laheh mahal. ||3||
When you arrive in the land of Formless God, you shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence. ||3||

laa-ay chit kar chaakree man naam kar kamm.
Let your service be concentration, and let your occupation be faith in God's Name.

bann badee-aa kar Dhaavnee taa ko aakhai Dhan.
Let your work be restraint from sin; only then will people call you blessed.

naanak vaykhai nadar kar charhai chavgan vann. ||4||2||
O Nanak, God shall look upon you with His Glance of Grace, and you shall be honored four times over. ||4||2||

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