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Intolerable to the world. Your figure will be as winsome as an olea fragrans； your talents as ample as those of a Fairy！ You will by nature be so haughty that of the whole human race few will be like you！ You will look upon a meat diet as one of dirt， and treat splendour as coarse and loathsome！ And yet you will not be aware that your high notions will bring upon you the excessive hatred of man！ You will be very eager in your desire after chastity， but the human race will despise you！ Alas， you will wax old in that antique temple hall under a faint light， where you will waste ungrateful for beauty， looks and freshness！ But after all you will still be worldly， corrupt and unmindful of your vows； just like a spotless white jade you will be whose fate is to fall into the mire！ And what need will there be for the grandson of a prince or the son of a duke to deplore that his will not be the good fortune （of winning your affections）？
the Voluptuary. You will resemble a wolf in the mountains！ a savage beast devoid of all human feeling！ Regardless in every way of the obligations of days gone by， your sole pleasure will be in the indulgence of haughtiness， extravagance， licentiousness and dissolute habits！ You will be inordinate in your conjugal affections， and look down upon the beautiful charms of the child of a marquis， as if they were cat-tail rush or willow； trampling upon the honourable daughter of a ducal mansion， as if she were one of the common herd. Pitiful to say， the fragrant spirit and beauteous ghost will in a year softly and gently pass away！
the Perception that all things are transient like flowers. You will look lightly upon the three springs and regard the blush of the peach and the GREen of the willow as of no avail. You will beat out the fire of splendour， and treat solitary retirement as genial！ What is it that you say about the delicate peaches in the heavens （marriage） being excellent， and the petals of the almond in the clouds being plentiful （children）？ Let him who has after all seen one of them， （really a mortal being） go safely through the autumn， （wade safely through old age）， behold the people in the white Poplar village groan and sigh； and the spirits under the green maple whine and moan！ Still more wide in expanse than even the heavens is the dead vegetation which covers the graves！ The moral is this， that the burden of man is poverty one day and affluence another； that bloom in spring， and decay in autumn， constitute the doom of vegetable life！ In the same way， this calamity of birth and the visitation of death， who is able to escape？ But I have heard it said that there grows in the western quarter a tree called the P'o So （Patient Bearing） which bears the fruit of Immortal life！
the bane of Intelligence. Yours will be the power to estimate， in a thorough manner， the real motives of all things， as yours will be intelligence of an excessive deGREe； but instead （of reaping any benefit） you will cast the die of your own existence！ The heart of your previous life is already reduced to atoms， and when you shall have died， your nature will have been intelligent to no purpose！ Your home will be in easy circumstances； your family will enjoy comforts； but your connexions will， at length， fall a prey to death， and the inmates of your family scatter， each one of you speeding in a different direction， making room for others！ In vain， you will have harassed your mind with cankering thoughts for half a lifetime； for it will be just as if you had gone through the confused mazes of a dream on the third watch！ Sudden a crash （will be heard） like the fall of a spacious palace， and a dusky gloominess （will supervene） such as is caused by a lamp about to spend itself！ Alas！ a spell of happiness will be suddenly （dispelled by） adversity！ Woe is man in the world！ for his ultimate doom is difficult to determine！
Leave behind a residue of happiness！ Hand down an excess of happiness； hand down an excess of happiness！ Unexpectedly you will come across a benefactor！ Fortunate enough your mother， your own mother， will have laid by a store of virtue and secret meritorious actions！ My advice to you， mankind， is to relieve the destitute and succour the distressed！ Do not resemble those who will harp after lucre and show themselves unmindful of the ties of relationship： that wolflike maternal uncle of yours and that impostor of a brother！ True it is that addition and subtraction， increase and decrease， （reward and punishment，） rest in the hands of Heaven above！
Splendour at last. Loving affection in a mirror will be still more ephemeral than fame in a dream. That fine splendour will fleet how soon！ Make no further allusion to embroidered curtain， to bridal coverlet； for though you may come to wear on your head a pearl-laden coronet， and， on your person， a jacket ornamented with phoenixes， yours will not nevertheless be the means to atone for the short life （of your husband）！ Though the saying is that mankind should not have， in their old age， the burden of poverty to bear， yet it is also essential that a store of benevolent deeds should be laid up for the benefit of sons and grandsons！ （Your son） may come to be dignified in appearance and wear on his head the official tassel， and on his chest may be suspended the gold seal resplendent in lustre； he may be imposing in his majesty， and he may rise high in status and emoluments， but the dark and dreary way which leads to death is short！ Are the generals and ministers who have been from ages of old still in the flesh， forsooth？ They exist only in a futile name handed down to posterity to reverence！
Death ensues when things propitious reign！ Upon the ornamented beam will settle at the close of spring the fragrant dust！ Your reckless indulgence of licentious love and your naturally moonlike face will soon be the source of the ruin of a family. The decadence of the family estate will emanate entirely from Ching； while the wane of the family affairs will be entirely attributable to the fault of Ning！ Licentious love will be the main reason of the long-standing grudge.
the flying birds each perch upon the trees！ The family estates of those in official positions will fade！ The gold and silver of the rich and honoured will be scattered！ those who will have conferred benefit will， even in death， find the means of escape！ those devoid of human feelings will reap manifest retribution！ Those indebted for a life will make， in due time， payment with their lives； those indebted for tears have already （gone） to exhaust their tears！ Mutual injuries will be revenged in no light manner！ Separation and reunion will both alike be determined by predestination！ You wish to know why your life will be short； look into your previous existence！ Verily， riches and honours， which will come with old age， will likewise be a question of chance！ Those who will hold the world in light esteem will retire within the gate of abstraction； while those who will be allured by enticement will have forfeited their lives （The Chia family will fulfil its destiny） as surely as birds take to the trees after they have exhausted all they had to eat， and which as they drop down will pile up a hoary， vast and lofty heap of dust， （leaving） indeed a void behind！
