ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜਾ ਲਬੁ ਤਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਬੁ ਤ ਕੂੜਾ ਨੇਹੁ ॥

fareedaa jaa lab taa nehu kiaa lab ta koorraa nehu |

Fareed, when there is greed, what love can there be? When there is greed, love is false.

ਕਿਚਰੁ ਝਤਿ ਲਘਾਈਐ ਛਪਰਿ ਤੁਟੈ ਮੇਹੁ ॥੧੮॥

kichar jhat laghaaeeai chhapar tuttai mehu |18|

How long can one remain in a thatched hut which leaks when it rains? ||18||