衝風冒雨去還歸
Rushing through wind and rain to return
役役勞身似燕兒
Toiling endlessly like a little swallow
銜得泥來成壘起
Holding mud in its beak to build a nest
到頭壘壞復成泥
Eventually the nest breaks and all is in vain
此卦燕子銜泥之象。凡事勞心費力也。
This lot symbolizes a swallow building a nest with mud. It indicates laboring in vain and wasting effort.
千般用計，晨昏不停。誰知此事，到底無成。
A thousand schemes and endless work from dawn to dusk. Who knew that in the end, nothing would be accomplished?
The four-line poem (籤詩) is the heart of Lot 3. Each line carries symbolic meaning — read slowly and let the imagery speak to your specific question.
This lot is rated 下籤 (Inauspicious). This signals a time for patience and reflection — obstacles are present, but they are not permanent.
Check the Life Guidance section below for the specific category you asked about (marriage, wealth, health, etc.). The same lot speaks differently depending on your question.
三國時董卓中了王允的連環計，收留貂蟬，最終被呂布所殺。
In the Three Kingdoms period, the tyrant Dong Zhuo took the beautiful Diaochan as a concubine, falling into a trap that ultimately led to his betrayal and death by his adopted son Lu Bu. It serves as a warning against being blinded by temporary gains that lead to ruin.
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