No. 11
Great fortune
有禄興家業
文華達帝都
雲中乗好箭
兼得貴人扶
In English
- With a stipend you build up the family trade
- your learning and grace reach the capital
- among the clouds you ride a fine arrow
- and win the support of noble people too
- Meaning
- The image to hold on to is the fine arrow riding through the clouds in the third line. Your work at home and your learning carry all the way to the capital, and with backing from people above you, there is room to move ahead with confidence.
- What to do today
- Use one skill you have built up in a way that helps someone else.
- A word from the capybara
- Flying like an arrow is out of the question, so a slow stroll after it will do.
What 'Great fortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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