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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 77: Empress Lü Brings Down Han Xin; Bo Zhouli Raises and Lowers His Hand

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 77 is rated Great Misfortune, and its story is “Empress Lü Brings Down Han Xin; Bo Zhouli Raises and Lowers His Hand”. In plain words: Trace things back to where they started, and don't listen to idle gossip. If you can avoid a lawsuit, do; making peace saves the most worry.

辛庚Great Misfortune
Trees have roots, and rivers have springs;from here, look into where it all began.Don't follow the idle talk of passersby;a lawsuit ends badly. These are true words.

Original Chinese

木有根荄水有源君當自此究其原莫隨道路人閒話訟到終凶是至言

The story behind it

Empress Lü Brings Down Han Xin; Bo Zhouli Raises and Lowers His Hand

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 77 a good fortune?

It is rated Great Misfortune. Trace things back to where they started, and don't listen to idle gossip. If you can avoid a lawsuit, do; making peace saves the most worry. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 77 say in English?

Trees have roots, and rivers have springs; / from here, look into where it all began. / Don't follow the idle talk of passersby; / a lawsuit ends badly. These are true words.

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