Mazu Fortune Stick No. 26 · Jin Hexagram
克勤克儉有嘉謀，為利須廉十倍收，急把紫鞭鞭紫馬，看君絲帛積山邱。 Diligent and thrifty, with a sound plan; seek profit honestly and reap it tenfold. Quick, whip the bay horse with the purple crop, and watch your silks pile up like hills.
The poem
克勤克儉有嘉謀
Diligent and thrifty, with a sound plan;
為利須廉十倍收
seek profit honestly and reap it tenfold.
急把紫鞭鞭紫馬
Quick, whip the bay horse with the purple crop,
看君絲帛積山邱
and watch your silks pile up like hills.
| Lot | Hexagram |
|---|---|
| No. 26 第二十六首 | Jin 晉 (Progress) |
No. 26 in the Baishatun system
The hundred-poem set used at Baishatun Gongtian Temple, Ganghu Tianyuan Temple and some others has twelve different poems at numbers 25 to 36. In that system this number reads:
旱年宜豆雨宜禾
In dry years plant beans, in wet years rice;
合著天時總不差
follow the seasons and you cannot go wrong.
若遇南風應買豆
When the south wind blows, buy beans:
今年利息十分多
this year the profit will be large.
If you drew your lot at one of those temples, go by that temple's poem.
Readings by topic
| Topic | Reading |
|---|---|
| Career & exams | Plant good deeds; fame and fortune both 培植善果 名利兩全 |
| Business | Small outlay, big return; count your blessings 一本萬利 只宜悟福 |
| Pregnancy | Hard-working and thrifty; dreams of a son 勤儉操收 熊熊叶夢 |
| Marriage | A couple that grows old together; blessed, wealthy, long-lived 君子偕老 福祿壽全 |
| Travel | Work hard, spend little, come home laden 勤儉節約 滿載而歸 |
| Household | Joy at home; new members and new money 家門有慶 添丁進財 |
| Seeking wealth | Run the home thriftily and it comes 勤儉齊家 求之自有 |
| Luck of the times | Silk and wealth abundant; luck arrives 財帛綿豐 時運現到 |
| Lost items | Troubles go, blessings come; you can find it 災去福來 尋之可覓 |
| Farming & livestock | Crops and livestock booming 桑麻禽畜 皆大興旺 |
| Lawsuits | A patron backs you; no blame in the lawsuit 貴人扶之 訟則無咎 |
Readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple website; the English is our translation. The temple's list also has an "illness" reading; we leave it out. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
What it means
Work hard, live frugally, plan well and keep your dealings clean, and the returns multiply. Act promptly and your goods will pile up like hills.
Reminder: Earn it honestly and you will keep it.
This is a plain reading of the words. How it applies to your own question is best settled with the interpreter at the temple where you drew it.
How to draw a lot
- Light incense and tell Mazu your name, birth date and address, then state clearly the one matter you are asking about.
- Cast the moon blocks (jiaobei, two crescent-shaped wooden blocks) to ask whether you may draw. One face up and one face down means yes; then pull one stick from the cylinder.
- Cast the blocks again to confirm that this is your stick. Many temples ask for three yeses in a row; if not, put it back and draw again.
- Collect the poem with the matching number. Read the whole poem, then find the topic below that fits your question. If it is unclear, ask the temple's interpreter.
Ask about one thing at a time; the more specific the question, the easier the poem is to apply.
Common misunderstandings
A gloomy poem means the matter is doomed.
Most poems are reminders and directions. The same poem means different things for different questions, so look at the topic that matches yours.
You can keep drawing on the same question until you get a good poem.
By custom you ask once per matter. If you are still unsure, ask the temple's interpreter, or wait a while and ask again.
Previous: No. 25; next: No. 27.
A straight word: fortune poems are a matter of faith, and the meanings here are ours
The Chinese text, hexagram names and topic readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple of Tainan, checked line by line against three other sources; we only corrected obvious copying errors, and every page shows the temple's original wording wherever we changed it. The English translations and the plain-English meanings are our own reading of the words, not the temple's official interpretation. For a real reading, ask at the temple where you drew the lot. For legal, medical or financial questions, see a professional, and if you feel unwell, see a doctor. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment.
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Mazu fortune stick No. 26: questions
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 26 say?
「克勤克儉有嘉謀，為利須廉十倍收，急把紫鞭鞭紫馬，看君絲帛積山邱」 In English: Diligent and thrifty, with a sound plan; seek profit honestly and reap it tenfold. Quick, whip the bay horse with the purple crop, and watch your silks pile up like hills. It is paired with the Jin hexagram.
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 26 mean?
Work hard, live frugally, plan well and keep your dealings clean, and the returns multiply. Act promptly and your goods will pile up like hills. Reminder: Earn it honestly and you will keep it.