Guan Yin Oracle: Lot 17 from the 100 divine lots.

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  The slip from the book

诗曰 [ 詩曰 ] The poem into Chinese

莫听闲言说是非　晨昏只好念阿弥
若将狂话为真实　书饼如何止得饥

The global interpretation for this lot

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1. Translation from the ancient Chinese text

Turn a deaf ear to scandal and gossip. By day and night just chant prayers to Buddha. If you believe the lies and malicious talks, you’re sapping on meals of fantasy.

2. The Meaning

This lot derives from a Chinese proverb in which a man satisfies his hunger by drawing a cake. It is something vain and hopeless. It is a waste to say prayers if your heart is full of discontent and distraction. You draw a cake to satisfy your hunger but you will remain hungry. For your home’s safety, you can do nothing but pray for god’s mercy. All will go well with your personal safety and business affairs. Marriage plans will be obstructed but pregnancy will be safe. The sooner you start work at farming and raising silkworm, the better for you. Breeding domestic animals will be unprofitable. The visitor will arrive late. This missing man will be found but the articles lost cannot be recovered. Lawsuits will be settled amicably. God’s help is the only hope for sickness. All is good for ancestral graves.