Fourteenth Lot: Small Fortune

A woodcut illustration depicting a scholar or monk sitting at a desk in a pavilion, looking out at a landscape with trees and a distant mountain.

When the stone and the jade are not yet distinguished,
The heart of worry turns to increased sorrow.
The path ahead leads to the great road,
Flowers bloom, and later they shall remain on the branches.

The following is a Japanese commentary on the preceding Chinese poem.
When you cannot distinguish between stone and jade, the heart of worry turns to increased sorrow. The path ahead leads to the great road. Flowers bloom, and later they shall remain on the branches.
○ This lot means that because you are in a time where you cannot yet distinguish between good and bad, your heart of worry turns to increased sorrow. However, the path ahead will open up and lead to the great road. Flowers will bloom and remain on the branches. Even if everything seems bad right now, good things will happen in the future.

Fifteenth Lot: Great Ominous

A woodcut illustration depicting a person lying on a bed or mat inside a room, appearing ill or distressed.

The years and the numbers are also isolated,
A long-standing illness has not yet recovered.
The riverbank is dangerous and the boat has not yet landed,
The dragon lies down, having lost its luminous pearl.

The following is a Japanese commentary on the preceding Chinese poem.
Your years and your numbers are isolated, and a long-standing illness has not yet recovered. The riverbank is dangerous and the boat has not yet landed. The dragon lies down, having lost its luminous pearl.
○ This lot indicates that your years and numbers are isolated. A long-standing illness has not yet recovered. The riverbank is dangerous and the boat has not yet landed. The dragon lies down, having lost its luminous pearl. Everything is in a bad state right now. You should be cautious, pray to the gods and buddhas, and wait for better times later.