Guan Yin lot 67 of 100
A golden scale weighs you
Highest (上上). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
一條金秤等君情
無減無增無重輕
為是平生心正直
文章不識義皆明
A golden scale weighs out your heart,
With nothing lessened, nothing added, light or heavy.
Because your life has been upright and true,
Though you know no letters, what is right is clear.
What this lot says
A good scale has no favorites. The verse places your character on one and reports an exact reading, then says the reason is a straight life.
The final line honors people with little schooling who still know what is fair. Book learning is set aside, and conduct is the measure.
If you face a decision at work or a dispute with a friend, ask what a fair weighing would show, including against yourself. You may not need an expert to tell you the decent thing. Keep your dealings accurate and open, and let that record speak for you.
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
The golden spirit tests Dou'er (金精試竇兒)
Named for this lot in the related Goodfate edition.
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)
一條金秤等君情 / 無減無增無重輕 / 為是平生心正直 / 文章不識義皆明
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
一條金秤等君情 / 無增無減無重輕 / 為是平生心正直 / 文章不識義皆明
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
一條金秤等君心 / 無減無增無重輕 / 為是平生心性直 / 文章不識義皆明
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Where the sources differ
- Line 2 reads 無減無增無重輕 in Míguāng and 無增無減無重輕 in Jiěqiān Gé.
- Line 1 reads 一條金秤等君心 in the related Goodfate edition.
- Line 3 reads 為是平生心性直 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.