Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 90
Sign 90 of 100
The verse
梓匠輪輿一事耑養家糊口足盤餐莫生奢望思遷業惹得風波反不安
In English
Carpenters, wheelwrights, and carriage makers each focus on one craft.It is enough to feed the family and fill the table.Do not raise extravagant hopes and think of changing trades.That only stirs waves and brings unrest.
Textual notes
CHANCE reminds you to focus on your existing work and stop thinking about changing professions.
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
- Diligence makes up for dullness; thrift nourishes integrity.
- Business
- Wanting to change plans makes cleverness turn clumsy.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Single-minded focus gives hope for descendants.
- Health
- Relax and rest quietly; seek divine support.
- Marriage
- Three hearts and two minds cannot unite.
- Travel
- Running east and west accomplishes nothing.
- Household
- The household changes; blessing and trouble are hard to predict.
- Wealth
- Keep to your proper place and seek through goodness.
- Current Fortune
- Wealth and profit are abundant; fortune has arrived.
- Lost Item
- Search with effort and it can be obtained.
- Farming
- Spring and summer are ordinary; autumn and winter bring great profit.
- Legal Matters
- Follow heavenly principle; clarity comes naturally.