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Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 36: Wealth graces a house; virtue graces a person.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 36 is paired with the Kun · Earth hexagram. In plain words: Money makes a house look nice, and good character makes a person shine. Live kindly, stay steady as a mountain, and good things will come every day.

Kun · Earth
Wealth graces a house; virtue graces a person.Walk freely by what's right, and live in kindness.Steady as a mountain, hard to move.A hundred blessings, a thousand joys, arrive each day.

Original Chinese

富潤屋兮德潤身綽然由義後居仁安如山岳難移動百福千祥日日臻

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 36 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Money makes a house look nice, and good character makes a person shine. Live kindly, stay steady as a mountain, and good things will come every day. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 36 say in English?

Wealth graces a house; virtue graces a person. / Walk freely by what's right, and live in kindness. / Steady as a mountain, hard to move. / A hundred blessings, a thousand joys, arrive each day.

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