Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 40
Sign 40 of 100
The verse
汝今心地不分明枉向神前禱告頻富貴榮華無汝分官非口舌與逡巡
In English
Your heart is not clear now.You pray repeatedly before the deity in vain.Wealth, rank, glory, and splendor are not your share.Official trouble, disputes, and hesitation surround you.
Textual notes
埊 has the same sound and meaning as 地. 逡巡 means hesitating or retreating because of concerns.
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
- Fortune is blocked and the timing is contrary; effort is wasted.
- Business
- The road is exhausted and the sun is setting; management is fruitless.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Ask your own heart what grievance or fault remains.
- Health
- Water dries on land; the sun sets behind the western mountain.
- Marriage
- Like horse and ox, the two do not connect.
- Travel
- Danger is before you; the journey is unsuitable.
- Household
- The family gate is cold and quiet; the household season is bleak.
- Wealth
- Lifting the moon from water, feeling for a needle at the sea bottom.
- Current Fortune
- Clearly empty; without the moon, there is no use.
- Lost Item
- Fate is full of conflict; chasing and searching bring no benefit.
- Farming
- This year has no profit; wait and see next spring.
- Legal Matters
- If it can stop but does not, beware of loss.