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Lower Lot · 下籤
Lot No. 84
第八十四籤

Zhuangzi Tests His Wife莊子試妻

Lower Lot下籤Traditional grade.
The Oracle Poem · 籤詩
因名喪德如何事切恐吉中變化凶酒醉不知何處去青松影裏夢朦朧

For the sake of fame, virtue is lost — what kind of thing is that?
Fear that good fortune may turn to harm.
Drunk, not knowing where you are going,
in the shadow of green pines, dreaming in a haze.

English rendering: our editorial version.

Meaning

Guard your integrity. Ambition without virtue turns fortune upside down.

Traditional text

詩意:此卦寒魚離水之象。凡事不可移動也。(另作:此卦敗德招凶之象。凡事腳踏實地也。)。

解曰:寒魚離水。美中不足。若問營謀。不如莫起

另本 Variant:因名喪德不和同,切忌忙中變作凶,醉後不知何處去,青松影裡睡矇矓。

莊子試妻
The Story Behind the Lot · 典故

Zhuangzi Tests His Wife

Zhuangzi pretended to die to test his wife. A handsome young prince came to mourn, and she soon agreed to marry him. When the prince fell ill and needed a dead man's brain as medicine, she took an axe to Zhuangzi's coffin. He sat up. She hanged herself in shame.

Guidance by topic
♡Love & Relationships

Watch for outside influences and questions of loyalty.

◇Career & Study

Avoid job changes. If ambition has made you careless, correct it now.

◈Wealth & Business

This lot invites care with money: unstable money, big swings. Protect what you have.

✚Health & Wellbeing

This lot invites gentle attention to wellbeing: ups and downs; moderate drinking and rich food. For anything lasting, see a qualified practitioner — this is reflection, not a diagnosis.

⌂Home & Family

Generally safe, but watch rivalries over status.

➶Travel & Those Away

Not arriving soon. Avoid rash journeys.

◎Lost Items

Lost, and unlikely to be found.

⚖Disputes & Legal Matters

Sudden twists in the case. Settle rather than fight. A qualified adviser beats any oracle for binding matters.