Just as a golden pitcher if dented can be set right whereas an earthenware pitcher can never be restored to its original shape when broken.
Just as a dirty cloth can be made clean by washing, whereas a black blanket can never become white till reduced to tatters.
Just as a wooden stick when heated on fire can be straightened, but a dog's tail can never be straightened despite numerous efforts.
So is the nature of True Guru-oriented obedient Sikhs who are tender and malleable like water and wax. On the other hand, the temperament of mammon-loving person is rigid and hard like shellac and stone and thus is destructive. (390)