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Fortune-telling
divine (fortune\-telling)

卜者坐於四達之衢。爲行人語休咎。
A diviner was sitting at the cross-ways of four roads and was telling fortunes (lit. good luck, bad luck) for the passers-by.
[A] divine-person (fortune\-teller) sit*down[:was_sitting] at 3four 4road[s] 2of 1[the] cross\-ways, [and] 2for 3[the] go-person (passer[s]\-by) [was*]tell[ing] 1prosperity-calamity (fortune[s]).

忽其子奔告曰。
Suddenly his son ran up in haste and cried (lit. said),
suddenly his son rush[:ran_up_in_haste] [and] tell-speak (say[:said]),

吾家爲人所刧。家具盡喪。
"Our house has been robbed by somebody, (and) the household effects are all gone!"
"[~]o[-O]ur house 2become[:by] 3person[:somebody] passive_particle[:has_been] 1rob[bed], [and the] house[hold] implements [are] all lose[:gone]!"

卜者倉惶失措。
The fortune-teller was quite taken aback (by the news).
[the] divine-person (fortune\-teller) hurried-nervous (flurried[:became_flustered]) [and] lose-arrange (lose_one\'s_composure[:lost_his_composure]).

有調之者曰。
There was (someone) who wished to tease him (lit. teasing him) and said,
be[:there_was] 2[wished to] tease 3him 1[some]one_who [and] speak[:said],

君日爲人語休咎。而家中凶兆顧不之省。何也。
"Every day you tell fortunes for others and yet you could not perceive an ill omen in (your own) house. How is that?
"2you 1[~]d[-D]aily 2for 3others tell 1prosperity-calamity (fortune[s]), yet [when it came to] 3[your own] house 2in [an] unlucky[:ill] 1omen, [you] nevertheless [could] not 2it 1perceive. how-final_particle (how_is_that)?"

卜者不能對。
The fortune-teller could not reply.
[the] divine-person (fortune\-teller) 2not 1could reply.

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