Texts on Prognostication

A doran:

You are able to escape the threats of your enemies. 1

That which you hope for shall come, nor shall there be long delay. 2

Profit shall come to you in the near future, but it shall not be of benefit. 3

Your own fates now grant that your fortune is ill. 4

Let this matter seek a seat, lest it be a source of sadness to you. 5

O, enter into the plea, for you shall return from thence alive. 6

All your just causes shall soon come to pass in truth. 7

Rather sell here to this man, and buy nothing. 8

Stolen goods shall be restored, but not those taken by a thief. 9

He prepares snares; this is no true friend. 10

It is avoided safely, if it be permitted to travel further. 11

You are happy, and greatly so, who rejoice in such a mistress. 12

Profit comes with joy; let the traveler be. 13

This sick man shall return to his former health. 14

He holds the pledges, if you believe they are to be returned. 15

The debt is great; it cannot be paid in full. 16

It befits you to be poor; thus may your imprisonment be ended. 17

You shall live longer than you think; death shall be meager for you. 18

You shall never finish; all your things shall perish. 19

Prosperous things are denied to one humbled by prayers. 20

The change now made offers labor to you. 21

It brings forth honor and praise, and shall grant the highest things. 22

It delays your desire, though the time be short. 23

You hold riches and labors more lightly. 24

With this garment, enter neither into war nor into the plea. 25

And in the snares of wars you are to suffer losses. 26

He is born in prison; he shall go forth from there no more. 27

You may take this woman as wife, for she is both chaste and a modest virgin. 28