Zhuge Oracle Lesson 100

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 100 “Joy, and joy, and joy—”: Be on guard against joy turning to sorrow at its height.

From the complete 384-lesson Zhuge Shen Shu (Zhuge Oracle) system.

Oracle Text

Joy, and joy, and joy—
but guard against the turn to ill;
you win the pearl beneath the black dragon's chin,
then suddenly lose it—back into the water.

Interpretation

Be on guard against joy turning to sorrow at its height.