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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 3: Jia Yi Meets Emperor Wen of Han; Zhang Gongyi's Nine Generations Under One Roof

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 3 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Jia Yi Meets Emperor Wen of Han; Zhang Gongyi's Nine Generations Under One Roof”. In plain words: You'll have what you need, so there's no need to worry so much. Be good to your family and keep your word, and trouble will keep its distance.

甲丙Fair Fortune
Food and clothing come wherever life takes root.Please don't wear your heart out with worry.Just be good to your family, loyal and true,and blessings come while trouble stays away.

Original Chinese

衣食自然生處有勸君不用苦勞心但能孝悌存忠信福祿來成禍不侵

The story behind it

Jia Yi Meets Emperor Wen of Han; Zhang Gongyi's Nine Generations Under One Roof

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 3 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. You'll have what you need, so there's no need to worry so much. Be good to your family and keep your word, and trouble will keep its distance. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 3 say in English?

Food and clothing come wherever life takes root. / Please don't wear your heart out with worry. / Just be good to your family, loyal and true, / and blessings come while trouble stays away.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs