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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 37: Shao Yong Offers Incense; Zhou Chu Shoots the Tiger and Fights the River Dragon

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 37 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Shao Yong Offers Incense; Zhou Chu Shoots the Tiger and Fights the River Dragon”. In plain words: You know best what's right and wrong. Let go of the thoughts you wouldn't say out loud, and the road ahead will open.

丁庚Fair Fortune
You burn incense and pray. What more is there to say?Good and bad, you know them well yourself.Put away the hidden things you hold inside,and out the door, the way is clear and open.

Original Chinese

焚香來告復何辭善惡平分汝自知屏卻昧公心裏事出門無礙是通時

The story behind it

Shao Yong Offers Incense; Zhou Chu Shoots the Tiger and Fights the River Dragon

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 37 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. You know best what's right and wrong. Let go of the thoughts you wouldn't say out loud, and the road ahead will open. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 37 say in English?

You burn incense and pray. What more is there to say? / Good and bad, you know them well yourself. / Put away the hidden things you hold inside, / and out the door, the way is clear and open.

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