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Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy

Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 99: Tao Sanchun Takes Command; The Old Man at the Border Loses His Horse

Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 99 is rated Bad Fortune, and its story is “Tao Sanchun Takes Command; The Old Man at the Border Loses His Horse”. In plain words: There's worry and there's money too. Just when the roof catches fire, heaven sends rain to put it out, and the trouble will pass.

Bad Fortune
You ride out at ease, flicking your whip.Half of it is worry, and half of it is wealth.Just as fire catches the roof above your head,heaven sends a rain that washes the trouble away.

Original Chinese

等閑騎馬着鞭來半有憂危半有財似火方燒頭上屋天教一雨蕩殃災

The story behind it

Tao Sanchun Takes Command; The Old Man at the Border Loses His Horse

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Questions people ask

Is Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 99 a good fortune?

It is rated Bad Fortune. There's worry and there's money too. Just when the roof catches fire, heaven sends rain to put it out, and the trouble will pass. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 99 say in English?

You ride out at ease, flicking your whip. / Half of it is worry, and half of it is wealth. / Just as fire catches the roof above your head, / heaven sends a rain that washes the trouble away.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs