No. 18
Fortune
離暗出明時
麻衣変緑衣
旧憂終是退
遇禄応交輝
In English
- The time has come to leave the dark for the light
- rough hemp robes turn into green ones of rank
- old worries at last withdraw
- and rewards arrive, shining together
- Meaning
- The last line has rewards arriving and shining together. Before that, plain hemp clothes become the green robe of office and old worries finally recede, which makes this a good moment to face forward and get moving.
- What to do today
- Let go of one old worry by treating it as something already settled.
- A word from the capybara
- A change of clothes changes the mood, so a fresh outfit and some lounging sound right.
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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