No. 39
Misfortune
望用方心腹
家郷被火災
憂危三五度
由損断頭財
In English
- You hope to rely on those close to your heart
- but fire falls upon your home
- worry and danger come again and again
- and losses cut into what you hold
- Meaning
- The poem ends harshly, with losses cutting into what you hold. Coming after fire at home and worries that return again and again, it points toward putting new plans aside for now and keeping a close eye on your surroundings.
- What to do today
- Look around the kitchen and the power outlets, and move anything that could catch fire.
- A word from the capybara
- Fire is hot, so keeping a little distance by the water feels best.
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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