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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 80: Tao Kan and the Resting Ox

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 80 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Tao Kan and the Resting Ox”. In plain words: If trouble suddenly comes, don't panic. Take care of things at home and with your elders, and a different approach can turn your luck around.

辛癸Fair Fortune
One quiet day, trouble with the law arrives;the house is low, and the family graves unsettled.Change your yin and yang, and fortune turns;don't take this lightly, I beg you.

Original Chinese

一朝無事忽遭官也是門衰墳未安改換陰陽移禍福勸君莫作等閒看

The story behind it

Tao Kan and the Resting Ox

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 80 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. If trouble suddenly comes, don't panic. Take care of things at home and with your elders, and a different approach can turn your luck around. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 80 say in English?

One quiet day, trouble with the law arrives; / the house is low, and the family graves unsettled. / Change your yin and yang, and fortune turns; / don't take this lightly, I beg you.

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