Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 13
Sign 13 of 100
The verse
靝生富貴洵堪誇畢竟相承積善家告汝要言無別事再能培植慶無涯
In English
Heaven-born wealth and rank are indeed worthy of praise.In the end, they are inherited from a family that has accumulated goodness.I tell you this essential word, and nothing else:Continue to cultivate virtue, and celebration will be without end.
Textual notes
靝 is a variant with the same meaning as 天, heaven. 洵 is also written as 詢.
The twelve aspects
A temple slip does not give one answer. The same four lines are read differently depending on what you came to ask about, and these are the twelve readings traditionally set down for this sign.
- Career and Recognition
- Heaven helps the good person; achievement and reputation can be completed.
- Business
- Trade fairly, and the enterprise can continue without limit.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Twin noble sons; accumulated goodness receives blessing.
- Health
- Like an immortal pill, all illnesses are removed at once.
- Marriage
- A very auspicious divination; heaven grants a good match.
- Travel
- The road ahead brings rank and opportunity; it is favorable to meet important people.
- Household
- Joy fills the home, and the household is peaceful.
- Wealth
- The great path brings wealth, with more than enough remaining.
- Current Fortune
- Profit enters broadly; what is sought comes easily.
- Lost Item
- The wealth star guards its seat; the item is still within reach.
- Farming
- Fields are green with shade; growth fills the land.
- Legal Matters
- Powerful people give support, and matters proceed smoothly.