Keeping foreign affection, it ate the family's field. And it taught the way of the stranger, casting sand into the mouth.

Kabir shows us that clinging to external hopes or affiliations is deeply destructive. This 'foreign affection' metaphorically consumes our own stability and livelihood, much like eating a family field. He suggests that pursuing these external dreams leads one down a path of constant illusion, where the mouth is filled with mere sand. The message is that true peace comes not from chasing transient desires, but from recognizing our intrinsic self-worth.