Guan Yin lot 27 of 100
Silver walls, iron ramparts
Even (中平). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
一謀一用一番機
慮後疑前不敢為
時至自然逢貴助
銀牆鐵壁好安居
One plan, one use, one turn of the chance.
Fretting behind and doubting ahead, you dare not act.
When the time comes, people of standing will help you.
Walls of silver and iron make a good place to live.
What this lot says
The verse starts with someone who has a plan and cannot move. Every step gets weighed against what came before and what might follow, until nothing happens.
It then says that help tends to arrive when the time is right, and it ends with a picture of walls strong enough to live behind. Security comes at the end of the verse, after the waiting.
If you are stuck on a job change or a joint venture, write down what would make you secure, finish those steps, and set a date to decide. People are easier to find once you are ready to use their help.
A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
The story behind it
Liu Ji counsels his lord (劉基諫主)
Liu Ji, also known as Liu Bowen, was a key adviser to Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming dynasty, and he warned the emperor that Hu Weiyong was unsuitable as prime minister. The story suits a lot about weighing a plan before acting.
Source: Wikipedia, Liu Ji
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.
Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)
一謀一用一番機 / 慮後疑前不敢為 / 時至自然逢貴助 / 銀牆鐵壁好安居
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
一謀一用一番機 / 慮後疑前不敢為 / 時至自然逢貴助 / 銀牆鐵壁好安居
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
一謀一用一番書 / 慮後思前不敢為 / 時到貴人相助力 / 如山壁立可安居
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Where the sources differ
- Line 1 reads 一謀一用一番書 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 2 reads 慮後思前不敢為 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 3 reads 時到貴人相助力 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 4 reads 如山壁立可安居 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.