Zhuge Oracle Lesson 51

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Zhuge Oracle Lesson 51 “Empty, and empty, and empty again—”: Great vessels are completed late. For questions of wealth this oracle is inauspicious; for lawsuits, after long-drawn litigation you can win the case.

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

Oracle Text

Empty, and empty, and empty again—
yet within emptiness success is won;
the immortals' peach ripens once in a thousand years,
and fears no wind at the fifth watch of night.

Interpretation

Great vessels are completed late. For questions of wealth this oracle is inauspicious; for lawsuits, after long-drawn litigation you can win the case.