People born in the year of the ox are very patient and speak little. They have a gift for inspiring confidence in others, and this allows them to achieve a great deal of success. They are, however, eccentric and terrible bigoted. For all their patience and of reticence, there is a paradoxical quality to their temperament; they anger easily and they show it. It would be wise to avoid an ox-year person when he is angry, for he is likely to do something rash to anyone confronting him. Ox-year people are mentally alert, and although they are not prone to speaking much, when required to speak they can be eloquent. They are dexterous to the point of genius and can do all sorts of things with their hands. For all their placid and easygoing ways, they are remarkably stubborn.
Marriage for people born in the ox year is rather peculiar. The best marriage would be with persons born in either the snake year, the rooster year, or the rat year; the next best, with those born in the ox, dragon, hare, monkey, or boar year.
