Guanyin Sign No. 64 — 马前覆水 (Water Spilled Before the Horse)

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The Poem

游鱼却在碧波池。撞遭罗网四边围。思量无计翻身出。事到头来惹事非。

The Meaning

此卦鱼遭罗网之象。凡事亦宜提防也。

The allusion:马前覆水 — the poem borrows this episode; read your question against how the story's figure fared.

In English

Theme: Words said cannot be unsaid.

Advice: Guard your speech and commitments; what is cast out returns not. Careful conduct now preserves the bond.

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