Stick #100: Great Evil and Ill Fortune (Very Unfavorable)
大凶大恶势汹汹，凡事回避莫争锋。守正安分待时过，转运总在苦尽中。
Plain reading
Great evil presses with fierce force — avoid contention and keep to what is right. Guard your proper place until the season turns; fortune often waits where bitterness ends.
Interpretation
This is a very unfavorable lot titled "Great Evil and Ill Fortune." Evil presses fiercely — avoid all contention. "Guard proper place until season turns; fortune waits where bitterness ends" shows in great evil, stay upright and wait; after bitterness comes turn.
Situation notes
- Career: In evil tide, no job jump, no startup, no taking sides — guard post.
- Relationships: In evil tide, no fighting, no parting, no flash union — keep present state.
- Wealth: Evil year forbids speculation, leverage, greedy gain — guard cash as root.
Common misread
Auspicious tiers (such as Very Unfavorable) are tone, not a verdict. Name one action you control before redrawing.
Advice
Avoid all contention, expansion, and gamble. Guard proper place daily — "cause no trouble, cross no line, grasp no greed" — until the season turns.
From the Book of Changes: "When ill reaches its limit, good arrives" — after great evil comes renewal — guard proper place until fortune turns at bitterness's end.
Related sticks
- Stick #99: Utter Despair — neighboring lot for tone contrast
Editorial note: entertainment and cultural reference. Source last revised: 2026-09-14. See Methodology and fortune stick guide.