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ZHUGE ORACLE · 諸葛神籤
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Small gains are changing; what starts well may not finish well.

THE ORIGINAL SIGN · 籤文

蝸角蠅頭利,而今已變通,草頭人笑汝,宜始不宜終。

ENGLISH READING

Profit as small as a snail's horn or fly's head has now changed course. The grass-headed person laughs at you; it is suitable to begin but not suitable to end.

INTERPRETATION

The opportunity may look workable at first but lacks durability, especially if pursued for trivial profit.

GUIDANCE

Do not overcommit to a small advantage whose ending is weak.

繁體中文一句話

小利可變通,宜始不宜久。

眼前有些微利益或機會,但不適合作為長期依靠。

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