No. 94

Small fortune

事忌樽前語

人防小輩交

幸乞陰公祐

方免事敵爻

In English

  • In affairs, beware words spoken over wine
  • guard against keeping petty company
  • hope for the help of unseen protectors
  • and you will escape clashing fortunes
Meaning
Small fortune fits a poem about small dangers: words spoken over wine and time spent in petty company. Ask quietly for unseen help, it says, and clashes can be avoided, which makes careful words and careful company the main task for now.
What to do today
Listen to one more story than usual so you do not end up saying too much.
A word from the capybara
On chatty days, a mouthful of grass keeps things quiet.

The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.

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