No. 24
Misfortune
三女莫相逢
盟言説未通
門裏心肝掛
縞素子重重
In English
- Let the three women not meet together
- pledges are spoken but do not get through
- within the gate, your heart hangs heavy
- and white mourning clothes pile up
- Meaning
- Three of the character for woman, combined, make a character with a bad meaning, so the poem opens on a riddle in writing. Misfortune here touches on promises that do not get through and worries kept inside the home, which suggests taking care with the ties between people for a while.
- What to do today
- Look back over one promise you have made and make sure nothing has been misunderstood.
- A word from the capybara
- Writing promises on paper helps a lot for anyone a bit forgetful.
What 'Misfortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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