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Illustration on the right: A seated nobleman observes a person writing at a desk.
Illustration on the left: A person sitting in a room with a smoking incense burner.
Number 4: Auspicious
You have long held the ambition of rising like clouds,
But the emperor's favor and salary have not yet been granted.
If you encounter the sign of the Metal Hand original: "Kōshu-in",
Good things will begin to happen in haste.
Number 5: Ominous
The family path has yet to flourish,
Danger upon danger threatens to bring calamity.
Dark clouds encroach upon the laurel of the moon,
A beautiful person burns a single stick of incense.
Right Column:
(Poetry and commentary omitted: transcription of original cursive script)
The text contains classical Chinese-style poetry (kanshi) with Japanese annotations.
Left Column:
(Poetry and commentary omitted: transcription of original cursive script)