Zhuge Oracle Lesson 283

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 283 “Scorn not the child for having no lips”: This oracle's meaning is hard to make out; perhaps it points to this: though one may have flaws of looks or wit, all that Heaven creates is sure to have its strength.

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

Oracle Text

Scorn not the child for having no lips,
for the swift of foot cannot catch up;
taken into the ape's own cave—
where can you find the hunting hound?

Interpretation

This oracle's meaning is hard to make out; perhaps it points to this: though one may have flaws of looks or wit, all that Heaven creates is sure to have its strength.