Stick #10: A Heaven-Bestowed Match (Supreme Fortune)
月下红绳系夙缘，天教才子结婵娟。百年好合鸳鸯侣，琴瑟和谐乐永年。
Plain reading
This lot says marriage is ordained. Under the moon the red cord was tied long ago; heaven joins talent and grace. A hundred years together, lute and harp in harmony, joy without end. If single, be active; if pledged, speak of wedding now.
Interpretation
"A Heaven-Bestowed Match" is a stick of supreme fortune. The old man under the moon has bound the cord; heaven joins scholar and beauty. "Lute and harp in harmony" shows marriage fixed — a century may be hoped for.
Advice
When you meet one who fits your heart, speak honestly and settle soon. Do not lose the hour through false modesty.
Drawn from Tang Wei Gu meeting the old man under the moon, who tied red cord to men and women's feet — marriage foreordained, neither forced nor missed.