Mazu Fortune Poem No. 84: Coins by the ten thousand, heaped like a hill,

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 84 is paired with the Bi · Holding Together hexagram. In plain words: When money piles up, learn to manage it, like stringing coins on a cord. Once it's in order, you won't need to ask for more.

Bi · Holding Together

Coins by the ten thousand, heaped like a hill,with no way to gather them, you sigh and sigh.Thread them all on a single string;then what more could you ask for?

Original Chinese

青蚨盈萬積如山收拾無從歎不休好把一繩穿貫去教君怕是更何求

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Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 84 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: When money piles up, learn to manage it, like stringing coins on a cord. Once it's in order, you won't need to ask for more. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 84 say in English?

Coins by the ten thousand, heaped like a hill, / with no way to gather them, you sigh and sigh. / Thread them all on a single string; / then what more could you ask for?

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