The Virtual Yarrow Stalks I Ching works in the same way that conventional yarrow stalks do.  You divide a virtual bundle of yarrow stalks to consult the I Ching, a volitional act similar to what you would do if you were holding real stalks in your hands.

Move your mouse over the stalks, then click on them to divide them into two “heaps.”  The removal of one stalk and the counting through by fours of each heap is done automatically.  Three such divisions determine one line, which is drawn beside the stalks.  Repeat until the base hexagram is completed.  If it contains moving lines, the transformed hexagram is displayed as well.

The line and hexagram numbers, and the text for each hexagram and moving line, are displayed below the stalks.  This is the extent of the basic display.  More information is available in the additional selections as follows.

Chu Hsi’s rules are based on the rules of interpretation by Chu Hsi in I Hsueh Ch’i Meng (published in 1186).  The Nanjing rules are based on the stories of divination found in the Zuo Commentary, and Guoyu, “State Speeches,” which can be found in The Book of Changes (Zhouyi) by Richard Rutt.  Note that sometimes the Nanjing rules allow only one line to change; in this case, the second hexagram may be different, and is displayed along with the rule.  See links to detailed explanations of these rules and a variety of others at the rules of interpretation page.

A very basic summary of the line relationships is as follows. Lines 1, 3, and 5 are correct if they are yang; lines 2, 4, and 6, yin.  The corresponding lines of the upper and lower trigrams (1 and 4, 2 and 5, 3 and 6) are said to be balanced if they are of opposite polarity, yin vs. yang.  Correct and balanced relationships are generally considered favorable, but must be interpreted in context.

The nuclear trigrams are hexagrams made from the middle two trigrams of the original hexagrams (lines 2, 3, 4 and 3, 4, 5).  If there are two or more moving lines, the steps of change are new hexagrams made by transforming each moving line separately.  Likewise, the transitional hexagrams are new hexagrams made by transforming the moving lines one at a time, in cumulative fashion.  These last two are a potential source of deeper understanding of the original text.  The fan yao are the lines in a transformed hexagram that correspond to the moving lines in the base hexagram; the term was coined by Bradford Hatcher.  Here, they are displayed for the transformed hexagram as a whole, and are incorporated into the display of the steps of change and transitional hexagrams.  The patterns of change are created as follows based on the positions of the moving lines in the base hexagram.  The inner pattern has a yin line in each position where the base hexagram has a moving line (regardless of which line it is) and vice versa, and is said to reflect the inner transformative aspects of the situation.  The outer pattern similarly has a yang line for every moving line, and reflects the outer transformative aspects of the situation.  The transitional hexagrams were first proposed by Mondo Secter and Bradford Hatcher.  The steps of change were originally called “phantom hexagrams” by Larry Schoenholtz in New Directions in the I Ching.  They, the patterns of change (change operators), and shadow site (below) are also described by Stephen Karcher in Total I Ching:  Myths for Change.

The anti-hexagram is the hexagram made by transforming the non-moving, rather than the moving, lines in the base hexagram.  (It is equivalent to the transformed hexagram of the reversed base hexagram in the foursome described below).  I propose this as what the current situation is not changing into, or what is being avoided by the indicated course of action. 

The King Wen counterpart is the original hexagram’s counterpart in the King Wen sequence:  usually inverted, but sometimes reversed.  The correctness hexagram has a yang line in each position where the hexagram line is correct (yang in 1, 3, and 5; yin in 2, 4, 6) and yin where incorrect.  The balance hexagram is based on an online post by Harmen Mesker.  Each pair of balanced lines (1 and 4, 2 and 5, 3 and 6 of opposite polarity as described above) generates a yang line; unbalanced ones, a yin line.  Each hexagram generates a trigram if there is a transformed hexagram; otherwise the trigram generated by the base hexagram is doubled.  The shadow site is the position of the base hexagram in the reverse sequence of hexagrams, and is said to be a blockage of transformative energy.  The reversed trigrams are made by switching the positions of the lower and upper trigrams.  They represent a reversal of the existing order of things.  The core trigrams are the hexagrams made from the nuclear trigrams of the nuclear trigrams.  They are always one of four hexagrams:  1, 2, 63, or 64.  The alternating trigrams are hexagrams made from the trigrams consisting of the odd, or yang (1, 3, 5) and even, or yin (2, 4, 6) lines of the original hexagrams.  Ning Lu in Ying-Yang Code calls them the active and passive primary symbols, and says that they represent the readiness of taking initiatives, and the reactions while receiving external actions.  The Yin-Yang reversal hexagram is the hexagram formed by shifting the yang lines (1, 3, 5) to the yin positions (2, 4, 6), and vice versa.  The ascending hexagrams are the five hexagrams that overlap the base and transformed hexagrams when the second is drawn above the first (or if the first is duplicated, if there are no moving lines), as if the lines were a continuous sequence.  They are an extension of the line relationships described by Nigel Richmond in Langage of the Lines, and are reminiscent of the evolutionary hexagrams described below.

The “advanced” selection includes all the above.  “Extended” is what I personally use the most, and includes only the steps of change (or the fan yao if there is only one moving line), the reversed hexagram (see below), and the anti-hexagram, along with the basic display.

The inverted and reversed hexagrams (quian and pang tong gua) are made by inverting (turning the image upside-down) and reversing (changing yin to yang and v. v.) the base hexagram, along the lines of the “foursomes” described in Yijing Wondering and Wandering by Jane Schorre and Carrin Dunne.  I think of them as branches of the same tree, extending the original oracle in different directions.  For example, inverting hexagram 866878 to 878668 results in

8:2,3 — 48-47 — 7:5,4

Reversing the original 866878 to 799787, then inverting the latter to 787997, results in

14:2,3 — 21-22 — 13:5,4

The line numbers of the reversed hexagrams are themselves reversed to preserve the relationship of the corresponding lines.  If the base hexagram contains no moving lines, the results are much simpler.

The mutating hexagrams are made by tranforming the lines in the same pattern as the ancient 12-hexagram seasonal cycle.  Each line changes polarity, yin vs.yang, one at a time from bottom to top.  After 6 such transformations, the resulting hexagram is the reversed opposite of the original; after 12 transformations, the cycle repeats.  This process is described by Diana ffarington Hook in The I Ching and You, and is said to reveal how a situation is likely to develop.

The evolutionary hexagrams are another 12-hexagram cycle; but in this case, the bottom five lines all move up one position, while the top line moves down to the bottom and changes polarity.  These, and the transitional hexagrams above, are described by Mondo Secter in The I Ching Handbook.  I have chosen to display the mutating and evolutionary hexagrams with moving lines, if any, kept in their original positions to create 12 unique transformed hexagrams.

The hexagram transitions are an extension of the transitional hexagrams described above, but they include all possible single-line transition pathways between the base and transformed hexagrams.  They are displayed separately from the other items above because their numbers may be huge; if all six lines are changing, there are 720 different transition pathways.

The line and hexagram numbers are displayed so that you can view the results again later (see “About entering lines manually” below).  Check “Plain text” to simplify the text for copying.  The basic results include the base hexagram, moving lines if any, and transformed hexagram.  “Extended” includes the steps of change (or the fan yao if there is only one moving line), the reversed hexagram, and the anti-hexagram.  Check “Advanced,” “Inverted/Reversed,” “Mutating,” “Evolutionary,” or “Transitions” to display more detailed information.

The amount of information generated by the Virtual Yarrow Stalks I Ching may seem overwhelming at first.  You don’t have to absorb it all at once; remember also that different people have different ways of interpreting it, and different degrees of importance that they place on the various elements.  It never hurts to start with the basic display.  Record your results and keep studying; you can always come back and ponder them later.

There are no limitations on how to click on the stalks except that you cannot click the first or last two.  You will probably want to compose your mind and act thoughtfully as you would when consulting the I Ching by any other means.  I click on the stalks while looking away and letting my hand find its own place, as an act of not-doing.

You may choose between four translations, taken from the following:

• Richard Wilhelm and Cary F. Baynes, The I Ching or Book of Changes.  Princeton Univeristy Press, 1977.

• Nigel Richmond, The I Ching Oracle.  Privately printed but available in facsimile form at Joel Biroco’s site.

• Gregory C. Richter, I CHING / YI JING:  Transcription, Gloss, Translation.  Downloadable from archive.org or scribd.com.

• Kaemon Takashima and Shigetake Sugiura, The Takashima Ekidan.  Available for download from Google Books (U.S. only), as well as Joel Biroco’s site.

The Virtual Yarrow Stalks I Ching script © 2008-2023 by Russell Cottrell.  Updated 10/17/2023.

The traditional yarrow stalk method’s line odds are 1:3:5:7 for moving yin, moving yang, yang, and yin, respectively; yang lines are more likely to be moving than yin lines.  The coin method produces line odds of 1:1:3:3 for moving yin, moving yang, yang, and yin; yang and yin lines are equally likely to be moving.  If you select Coin odds, remainders of 2 or 3 will be added as they are with coin values to produce the lines.

An alternative and possibly ancient method of using the yarrow stalks, described among other places in the Takashima Ekidan, is to obtain two trigrams by twice dividing then counting off one bundle of the stalks by eight, each time using the remainder (0-7 plus 1) as the result; then selecting just one moving line by similarly counting off by six.  I make no recommendation about which method to use; but the traditional method (described in detail by Chu Hsi) results in many more opportunities for interpretation.  If you want to use the simpler method, select One moving line.

Another method of consulting the I Ching is simply to choose two separate hexagrams.  This can be done by physical means, such as by using a memory wheel; or the choices may be made based on one’s situation or feelings.  The number of moving lines in this case is more likely to be large, 5 or even 6; so it is the hexagram judgments and relationships, not the moving lines, that are most important in this method of consulting.  By selecting Two hexagrams, the hexagrams will be selected separately using the Takashima Ekidan method.  (Or you may enter the hexagrams manually.)  The results include the judgments of both hexagrams and the reversed and anti-hexagram.  The texts of all six lines of these hexagrams are included for reference only, as an aid to understanding the core meaning of each hexagram.  In this case they function something like the tail of a kite.  Next come the patterns of change as described above.  The yang lines in common and yin lines in common are found by applying the Boolean operators AND and OR to the binary values of the hexagrams.  (The patterns of change are the results of similarly applying XOR and XNOR.)  Finally come the steps of change and the ascending hexagrams as described above.

Select Playing cards to use the method described on the dynamic playing cards page.  The deck starts out shuffled.  Click any two cards to cut them and the cards between them (or skip this step if you prefer).  A cut of about 1/4 to 1/2 of the deck will yield conventional results; a larger cut produces greater variation in the probabilities, and vice versa.  Be sure to leave at least six cards in the deck.  After the cut is removed, the deck is reshuffled.  Then select any six cards from the remaining deck as hexagram lines.  Black cards (spades, clubs) are yin lines; red (hearts, diamonds) are yang.  Face cards (jack, queen, king) are moving lines.

Select Fractal to use the method described at Another Fractal I Ching.  The sum of the RGB values from an image of the Zaslavsky web map is converted to a six-digit octal number, which is then converted to hexagram lines using coin odds.  x and y are based on the mouse coordinates, with the system time added to the mantissa so that the equations never repeat; K is the canvas width; q is the degree of symmetry; and n is the number of points generated.  There are no random numbers involved. Click the canvas to draw the image; when you get an image that you like, click Get the hexagram.  You can right-click the canvas to save the image.

You may enter into the field above a list of lines or a hexagram reference that was previously generated, either by this or another script, or by physical means such as coins.  Use any of these formats:

(1) a list of six line numbers in the form 888697.  Yin is even, yang is odd, and the moving lines are 6 and 9.  List all six, from bottom to top.

(2) a hexagram reference in the form 20:4,5 consisting of the hexagram number followed by the numbers of the moving lines, if any.  The numbers may be separated by any punctuation, or spaces, except for hyphen or dash.  Do not include the number of the transformed hexagram; it is implicit.

(3) two hexagram numbers in the form 20-35 separated by a hyphen or dash.  Spaces are ignored.  If any entered number after the first number is preceded by a hyphen or dash, it will be used as the second hexagram, and any line numbers present will be ignored.

All of the above examples are equivalent.

1.  Ch’ien / The Creative

THE JUDGMENT

THE CREATIVE works sublime success,
Furthering through perseverance.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Hidden dragon.  Do not act.

Nine in the second place means:
Dragon appearing in the field.
It furthers one to see the great man.

Nine in the third place means:
All day long the superior man is creatively active.
At nightfall his mind is still beset with cares.
Danger.  No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Wavering flight over the depths.
No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Flying dragon in the heavens.
It furthers one to see the great man.

Nine at the top means:
Arrogant dragon will have cause to repent.

When all the lines are nines, it means:
There appears a flight of dragons without heads.
Good fortune.

2.  K’un / The Receptive

THE JUDGMENT

THE RECEPTIVE brings about sublime success,
Furthering through the perseverance of a mare.
If the superior man undertakes something and tries to lead,
He goes astray;
But if he follows, he finds guidance.
It is favorable to find friends in the west and south,
To forego friends in the east and north.
Quiet perseverance brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
When there is hoarfrost underfoot,
Solid ice is not far off.

Six in the second place means:
Straight, square, great.
Without purpose,
Yet nothing remains unfurthered.

Six in the third place means:
Hidden lines.
One is able to remain persevering.
If by chance you are in the service of a king,
Seek not works, but bring to completion.

Six in the fourth place means:
A tied-up sack.  No blame, no praise.

Six in the fifth place means:
A yellow lower garment brings supreme good fortune.

Six at the top means:
Dragons fight in the meadow.
Their blood is black and yellow.

When all the lines are sixes, it means:
Lasting perseverance furthers.

3.  Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning

THE JUDGMENT

DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING works supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Nothing should be undertaken.
It furthers one to appoint helpers.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Hesitation and hindrance.
It furthers one to remain persevering.
It furthers one to appoint helpers.

Six in the second place means:
Difficulties pile up.
Horse and wagon part.
He is not a robber;
He wants to woo when the time comes.
The maiden is chaste,
She does not pledge herself.
Ten years—then she pledges herself.

Six in the third place means:
Whoever hunts deer without the forester
Only loses his way in the forest.
The superior man understands the signs of the time
And prefers to desist.
To go on brings humiliation.

Six in the fourth place means:
Horse and wagon part.
Strive for union.
To go brings good fortune.
Everything acts to further.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Difficulties in blessing.
A little perseverance brings good fortune.
Great perseverance brings misfortune.

Six at the top means:
Horse and wagon part.
Bloody tears flow.

4.  Mêng / Youthful Folly

THE JUDGMENT

YOUTHFUL FOLLY has success.
It is not I who seek the young fool;
The young fool seeks me.
At the first oracle I inform him.
If he asks two or three times, it is importunity.
If he importunes, I give him no information.
Perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
To make a fool develop
It furthers one to apply discipline.
The fetters should be removed.
To go on in this way bring humiliation.

Nine in the second place means:
To bear with fools in kindliness brings good fortune.
To know how to take women
Brings good fortune.
The son is capable of taking charge of the household.

Six in the third place means:
Take not a maiden who, when she sees a man of bronze,
Loses possession of herself.
Nothing furthers.

Six in the fourth place means:
Entangled folly bring humiliation.

Six in the fifth place means:
Childlike folly brings good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
In punishing folly
It does not further one
To commit transgressions.
The only thing that furthers
Is to prevent transgressions.

5.  Hsü / Waiting (Nourishment)

THE JUDGMENT

WAITING.  If you are sincere,
You have light and success.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Waiting in the meadow.
It furthers one to abide in what endures.
No blame.

Nine in the second place means:
Waiting on the sand.
There is some gossip.
The end brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
Waiting in the mud
Brings about the arrival of the enemy.

Six in the fourth place means:
Waiting in blood.
Get out of the pit.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Waiting at meat and drink.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six at the top means:
One falls into the pit.
Three uninvited guests arrive.
Honor them, and in the end there will be good fortune.

6.  Sung / Conflict

THE JUDGMENT

CONFLICT.  You are sincere
And are being obstructed.
A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune.
Going through to the end brings misfortune.
It furthers one to see the great man.
It does not further one to cross the great water.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
If one does not perpetuate the affair,
There is a little gossip.
In the end, good fortune comes.

Nine in the second place means:
One cannot engage in conflict;
One returns home, gives way.
The people of his town,
Three hundred households,
Remain free of guilt.

Six in the third place means:
To nourish oneself on ancient virtue induces perseverance.
Danger.  In the end, good fortune comes.
If by chance you are in the service of a king,
Seek not works.

Nine in the fourth place means:
One cannot engage in conflict.
One turns back and submits to fate,
Changes one’s attitude,
And finds peace in perseverance.
Good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
To contend before him
Brings supreme good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
Even if by chance a leather belt is bestowed on one,
By the end of a morning
It will have been snatched away three times.

7.  Shih / The Army

THE JUDGMENT

THE ARMY.  The army needs perseverance
And a strong man.
Good fortune without blame.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
An army must set forth in proper order.
If the order is not good, misfortune threatens.

Nine in the second place means:
In the midst of the army.
Good fortune.  No blame.
The king bestows a triple decoration.

Six in the third place means:
Perchance the army carries corpses in the wagon.
Misfortune.

Six in the fourth place means:
The army retreats.  No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
There is game in the field.
It furthers one to catch it.
Without blame.
Let the eldest lead the army.
The younger transports corpses;
Then perseverance brings misfortune.

Six at the top means:
The great prince issues commands,
Founds states, vests families with fiefs.
Inferior people should not be employed.

8.  Pi / Holding Together [Union]

THE JUDGMENT

HOLDING TOGETHER brings good fortune.
Inquire of the oracle once again
Whether you possess sublimity, constancy, and perseverance;
Then there is no blame.
Those who are uncertain gradually join.
Whoever come too late
Meets with misfortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Hold to him in truth and loyalty;
This is without blame.
Truth, like a full earthen bowl:
Thus in the end
Good fortune comes from without.

Six in the second place means:
Hold to him inwardly.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
You hold together with the wrong people.

Six in the fourth place means:
Hold to him outwardly also.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Manifestation of holding together.
In the hunt the king uses beaters on three sides only
And forgoes game that runs off in front.
The citizens need no warning.
Good fortune.

Six at the top means:
He finds no head for holding together.
Misfortune.

9.  Hsiao Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Small

THE JUDGMENT

THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL
Has success.
Dense clouds, no rain from our western region.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Return to the way.
How could there be blame in this?
Good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
He allows himself to be drawn into returning.
Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
The spokes burst out of the wagon wheels,
Man and wife roll their eyes.

Six in the fourth place means:
If you are sincere, blood vanishes and fear gives way.
No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
If you are sincere and loyally attached,
You are rich in your neighbor.

Nine at the top means:
The rain comes, there is rest.
This is due to the lasting effect of character.
Perseverance brings the woman into danger.
The moon is nearly full.
If the superior man persists,
Misfortune comes.

10.  Lü / Treading [Conduct]

THE JUDGMENT

TREADING.  Treading upon the tail of the tiger.
It does not bite the man.  Success.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Simple conduct.  Progress without blame.

Nine in the second place means:
Treading a smooth, level course.
The perseverance of a dark man
Brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
A one-eyed man is able to see,
A lame man is able to tread.
He treads on the tail of the tiger.
The tiger bites the man.
Misfortune.
Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He treads on the tail of the tiger.
Caution and circumspection
Lead ultimately to good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Resolute conduct.
Perseverance with awareness of danger.

Nine at the top means:
Look to your conduct and weigh the favorable signs.
When everything is fulfilled, supreme good fortune comes.

11.  T’ai / Peace

THE JUDGMENT

PEACE.  The small departs,
The great approaches.
Good fortune.  Success.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it.
Each according to his kind.
Undertakings bring good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
Bearing with the uncultured in gentleness,
Fording the river with resolution,
Not neglecting what is distant,
Not regarding one’s companions:
Thus one may manage to walk in the middle.

Nine in the third place means:
No plain not followed by a slope.
No going not followed by a return.
He who remains persevering in danger
Is without blame.
Do not complain about this truth;
Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.

Six in the fourth place means:
He flutters down, not boasting of his wealth,
Together with his neighbor,
Guileless and sincere.

Six in the fifth place means:
The sovereign I
Gives his daughter in marriage.
This brings blessing
And supreme good fortune.

Six at the top means:
The wall falls back into the moat.
Use no army now.
Make your commands known within your own town.
Perseverance brings humiliation.

12.  P’i / Standstill [Stagnation]

THE JUDGMENT

STANDSTILL.  Evil people do not further
The perseverance of the superior man.
The great departs; the small approaches.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it.
Each according to his kind.
Perseverance brings good fortune and success.

Six in the second place means:
They bear and endure;
This means good fortune for inferior people.
The standstill serves to help the great man to attain success.

Six in the third place means:
They bear shame.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He who acts at the command of the highest
Remains without blame.
Those of like mind partake of the blessing.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Standstill is giving way.
Good fortune for the great man.
“What if it should fail, what if it should fail?”
In this way he ties it to a cluster of mulberry shoots.

Nine at the top means:
The standstill comes to an end.
First standstill, then good fortune.

13.  T’ung Jên / Fellowship with Men

THE JUDGMENT

FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN in the open.
Success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
The perseverance of the superior man furthers.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Fellowship with men at the gate.
No blame.

Six in the second place means:
Fellowship with men in the clan.
Humiliation.

Nine in the third place means:
He hides weapons in the thicket;
He climbs the high hill in front of it.
For three years he does not rise up.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack.
Good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament,
But afterward they laugh.
After great struggles they succeed in meeting.

Nine at the top means:
Fellowship with men in the meadow.
No remorse.

14.  Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure

THE JUDGMENT

POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE.
Supreme success.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
No relationship with what is harmful;
There is no blame in this.
If one remains conscious of difficulty,
One remains without blame.

Nine in the second place means:
A big wagon for loading.
One may undertake something.
No blame.

Nine in the third place means:
A prince offers it to the Son of Heaven.
A petty man cannot do this.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He makes a difference
Between himself and his neighbor.
No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
He whose truth is accessible, yet dignified,
Has good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
He is blessed by heaven.
Good fortune.
Nothing that does not further.

15.  Ch’ien / Modesty

THE JUDGMENT

MODESTY creates success.
The superior man carries things through.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
A superior man modest about his modesty
May cross the great water.
Good fortune.

Six in the second place means:
Modesty that comes to expression.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
A superior man of modesty and merit
Carries things to conclusion.
Good fortune.

Six in the fourth place means:
Nothing that would not further modesty
In movement.

Six in the fifth place means:
No boasting of wealth before one’s neighbor.
It is favorable to attack with force.
Nothing that would not further.

Six at the top means:
Modesty that comes to expression.
It is favorable to set armies marching
To chastise one’s own city and one’s country.

16.  Yü / Enthusiasm

THE JUDGMENT

ENTHUSIASM.  It furthers one to install helpers
And to set armies marching.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Enthusiasm that expresses itself
Brings misfortune.

Six in the second place means:
Firm as a rock.  Not a whole day.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
Enthusiasm that looks upward creates remorse.
Hesitation brings remorse.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The source of enthusiasm.
He achieves great things.
Doubt not.
You gather friends around you
As a hair clasp gathers the hair.

Six in the fifth place means:
Persistently ill, and still does not die.

Six at the top means:
Deluded enthusiasm.
But if after completion one changes,
There is no blame.

17.  Sui / Following

THE JUDGMENT

FOLLOWING has supreme success.
Perseverance furthers.  No blame.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
The standard is changing.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
To go out of the door in company
Produces deeds.

Six in the second place means:
If one clings to the little boy,
One loses the strong man.

Six in the third place means:
If one clings to the strong man,
One loses the little boy.
Through following one finds what one seeks.
It furthers one to remain persevering.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Following creates success.
Perseverance brings misfortune.
To go one’s way with sincerity brings clarity.
How could there be blame in this?

Nine in the fifth place means:
Sincere in the good.  Good fortune.

Six at the top means:
He meets with firm allegiance
And is still further bound.
The king introduces him
To the Western Mountain.

18.  Ku / Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]

THE JUDGMENT

WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED
Has supreme success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Before the starting point, three days.
After the starting point, three days.

THE LINES

Six in the beginning means:
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.
If there is a son,
No blame rests upon the departed father.
Danger.  In the end good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
Setting right what has been spoiled by the mother.
One must not be too persevering.

Nine in the third place means:
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.
There will be a little remorse.  No great blame.

Six in the fourth place means:
Tolerating what has been spoiled by the father.
In continuing one sees humiliation.

Six in the fifth place means:
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.
One meets with praise.

Nine at the top means:
He does not serve kings and princes,
Sets himself higher goals.

19.  Lin / Approach

THE JUDGMENT

APPROACH has supreme success.
Perseverance furthers.
When the eighth month comes,
There will be misfortune.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Joint approach.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
Joint approach.
Good fortune.
Everything furthers.

Six in the third place means:
Comfortable approach.
Nothing that would further.
If one is induced to grieve over it,
One becomes free of blame.

Six in the fourth place means:
Complete approach.
No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Wise approach.
This is right for a great prince.
Good fortune.

Six at the top means:
Greathearted approach.
Good fortune.  No blame.

20.  Kuan / Contemplation (View)

THE JUDGMENT

CONTEMPLATION.  The ablution has been made,
But not yet the offering.
Full of trust they look up to him.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Boylike contemplation.
For an inferior man, no blame.
For a superior man, humiliation.

Six in the second place means:
Contemplation through the crack of the door.
Furthering for the perseverance of a woman.

Six in the third place means:
Contemplation of my life
Decides the choice
Between advance and retreat.

Six in the fourth place means:
Contemplation of the light of the kingdom.
It furthers one to exert influence as the guest of a king.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Contemplation of my life.
The superior man is without blame.

Nine at the top means:
Contemplation of his life.
The superior man is without blame.

21.  Shih Ho / Biting Through

THE JUDGMENT

BITING THROUGH has success.
It is favorable to let justice be administered.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
His feet are fastened in the stocks,
So that his toes disappear.
No blame.

Six in the second place means:
Bites through tender meat,
So that his nose disappears.
No blame.

Six in the third place means:
Bites on old dried meat
And strikes on something poisonous.
Slight humiliation.  No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Bites on dried gristly meat.
Receives metal arrows.
It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties
And to be persevering.
Good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:
Bites on dried lean meat.
Receives yellow gold.
Perseveringly aware of danger.
No blame.

Nine at the top means:
His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue,
So that his ears disappear.
Misfortune.

22.  Pi / Grace

THE JUDGMENT

GRACE has success.
In small matters
It is favorable to undertake something.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
He lends grace to his toes, leaves the carriage, and walks.

Six in the second place means:
Lends grace to the beard on his chin.

Nine in the third place means:
Graceful and moist.
Constant perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the fourth place means:
Grace or simplicity?
A white horse comes as if on wings.
He is not a robber,
He will woo at the right time.

Six in the fifth place means:
Grace in hills and gardens.
The roll of silk is meager and small.
Humiliation, but in the end good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
Simple grace.  No blame.

23.  Po / Splitting Apart

THE JUDGMENT

SPLITTING APART.  It does not further one
To go anywhere.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
The leg of the bed is split.
Those who persevere are destroyed.
Misfortune.

Six in the second place means:
The bed is split at the edge.
Those who persevere are destroyed.
Misfortune.

Six in the third place means:
He splits with them.  No blame.

Six in the fourth place means:
The bed is split up to the skin.
Misfortune.

Six in the fifth place means:
A shoal of fishes.  Favor comes through the court ladies.
Everything acts to further.

Nine at the top means:
There is a large fruit still uneaten.
The superior man receives a carriage.
The house of the inferior man is split apart.

24.  Fu / Return (The Turning Point)

THE JUDGMENT

RETURN.  Success.
Going out and coming in without error.
Friends come without blame.
To and fro goes the way.
On the seventh day comes return.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Return from a short distance.
No need for remorse.
Great good fortune.

Six in the second place means:
Quiet return.  Good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
Repeated return.  Danger.  No blame.

Six in the fourth place means:
Walking in the midst of others,
One returns alone.

Six in the fifth place means:
Noblehearted return.  No remorse.

Six at the top means:
Missing the return.  Misfortune.
Misfortune from within and without.
If armies are set marching in this way,
One will in the end suffer a great defeat,
Disastrous for the ruler of the country.
For ten years
It will not be possible to attack again.

25.  Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected)

THE JUDGMENT

INNOCENCE.  Supreme success.
Perseverance furthers.
If someone is not as he should be,
He has misfortune,
And it does not further him
To undertake anything.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Innocent behavior brings good fortune.

Six in the second place means:
If one does not count on the harvest while plowing,
Nor on the use of the ground while clearing it,
It furthers one to undertake something.

Six in the third place means:
Undeserved misfortune.
The cow that was tethered by someone
Is the wanderer’s gain, the citizen’s loss.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He who can be persevering
Remains without blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Use no medicine in an illness
Incurred through no fault of your own.
It will pass of itself.

Nine at the top means:
Innocent action brings misfortune.
Nothing furthers.

26.  Ta Ch’u / The Taming Power of the Great

THE JUDGMENT

THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT.
Perseverance furthers.
Not eating at home brings good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Danger is at hand.  It furthers one to desist.

Nine in the second place means:
The axletrees are taken from the wagon.

Nine in the third place means:
A good horse that follows others.
Awareness of danger,
With perseverance, furthers.
Practice chariot driving and armed defense daily.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

Six in the fourth place means:
The headboard of a young bull.
Great good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:
The tusk of a gelded boar.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
One attains the way of heaven.  Success.

27.  I / The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)

THE JUDGMENT

THE CORNERS OF THE MOUTH.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Pay heed to the providing of nourishment
And to what a man seeks
To fill his own mouth with.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
You let your magic tortoise go,
And look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping.
Misfortune.

Six in the second place means:
Turning to the summit for nourishment,
Deviating from the path
To seek nourishment from the hill.
Continuing to do this brings misfortune.

Six in the third place means:
Turning away from nourishment.
Perseverance brings misfortune.
Do not act thus for ten years.
Nothing serves to further.

Six in the fourth place means:
Turning to the summit
For provision of nourishment
Brings good fortune.
Spying about with sharp eyes
Like a tiger with insatiable craving.
No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Turning away from the path.
To remain persevering brings good fortune.
One should not cross the great water.

Nine at the top means:
The source of nourishment.
Awareness of danger brings good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

28.  Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great

THE JUDGMENT

PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT.
The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
Success.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
To spread white rushes underneath.
No blame.

Nine in the second place means:
A dry poplar sprouts at the root.
An older man takes a young wife.
Everything furthers.

Nine in the third place means:
The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.
Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The ridgepole is braced.  Good fortune.
If there are ulterior motives, it is humiliating.

Nine in the fifth place means:
A withered poplar puts forth flowers.
An older woman takes a husband.
No blame.  No praise.

Six at the top means:
One must go through the water.
It goes over one’s head.
Misfortune.  No blame.

29.  K’an / The Abysmal (Water)

THE JUDGMENT

The Abysmal repeated.
If you are sincere, you have success in your heart,
And whatever you do succeeds.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Repetition of the Abysmal.
In the abyss one falls into a pit.
Misfortune.

Nine in the second place means:
The abyss is dangerous.
One should strive to attain small things only.

Six in the third place means:
Forward and backward, abyss on abyss.
In danger like this, pause at first and wait,
Otherwise you will fall into a pit in the abyss.
Do not act this way.

Six in the fourth place means:
A jug of wine, a bowl of rice with it;
Earthen vessels
Simply handed in through the window.
There is certainly no blame in this.

Nine in the fifth place means:
The abyss is not filled to overflowing,
It is filled only to the rim.
No blame.

Six at the top means:
Bound with cords and ropes,
Shut in between thorn-hedged prison walls:
For three years one does not find the way.
Misfortune.

30.  Li / The Clinging, Fire

THE JUDGMENT

THE CLINGING.  Perseverance furthers.
It brings success.
Care of the cow brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
The footprints run crisscross.
If one is seriously intent, no blame.

Six in the second place means:
Yellow light.  Supreme good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
In the light of the setting sun,
Men either beat the pot and sing
Or loudly bewail the approach of old age.
Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Its coming is sudden;
It flames up, dies down, is thrown away.

Six in the fifth place means:
Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
The king uses him to march forth and chastise.
Then it is best to kill the leaders
And take captive the followers.  No blame.

31.  Hsien / Influence (Wooing)

THE JUDGMENT

Influence.  Success.
Perseverance furthers.
To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
The influence shows itself in the big toe.

Six in the second place means:
The influence shows itself in the calves of the legs.
Misfortune.
Tarrying brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
The influence shows itself in the thighs.
Holds to that which follows it.
To continue is humiliating.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
If a man is agitated in mind,
And his thoughts go hither and thither,
Only those friends
On whom he fixes his conscious thoughts
Will follow.

Nine in the fifth place means:
The influence shows itself in the back of the neck.
No remorse.

Six at the top means:
The influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks, and tongue.

32.  Hêng / Duration

THE JUDGMENT

DURATION.  Success.  No blame.
Perseverance furthers.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently.
Nothing that would further.

Nine in the second place means:
Remorse disappears.

Nine in the third place means:
He who does not give duration to his character
Meets with disgrace.
Persistent humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:
No game in the field.

Six in the fifth place means:
Giving duration to one’s character through perseverance.
This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.

Six at the top means:
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.

33.  Tun / Retreat

THE JUDGMENT

RETREAT.  Success.
In what is small, perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
At the tail in retreat.  This is dangerous.
One must not wish to undertake anything.

Six in the second place means:
He holds him fast with yellow oxhide.
No one can tear him loose.

Nine in the third place means:
A halted retreat
Is nerve-wracking and dangerous.
To retain people as men—and maidservants
Brings good fortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man
And downfall to the inferior man.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Friendly retreat.  Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
Cheerful retreat.  Everything serves to further.

34.  Ta Chuang / The Power of the Great

THE JUDGMENT

THE POWER OF THE GREAT.  Perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Power in the toes.
Continuing brings misfortune.
This is certainly true.

Nine in the second place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
The inferior man works through power.
The superior man does not act thus.
To continue is dangerous.
A goat butts against a hedge
And gets its horns entangled.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
The hedge opens; there is no entanglement.
Power depends upon the axle of a big cart.

Six in the fifth place means:
Loses the goat with ease.
No remorse.

Six at the top means:
A goat butts against a hedge.
It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward.
Nothing serves to further.
If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.

35.  Chin / Progress

THE JUDGMENT

PROGRESS.  The powerful prince
Is honored with horses in large numbers.
In a single day he is granted audience three times.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Progressing, but turned back.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
If one meets with no confidence, one should remain calm.
No mistake.

Six in the second place means:
Progressing, but in sorrow.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Then one obtains great happiness from one’s ancestress.

Six in the third place means:
All are in accord.  Remorse disappears.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Progress like a hamster.
Perseverance brings danger.

Six in the fifth place means:
Remorse disappears.
Take not gain and loss to heart.
Undertakings bring good fortune.
Everything serves to further.

Nine at the top means:
Making progress with the horns is permissible
Only for the purpose of punishing one’s own city.
To be conscious of danger brings good fortune.
No blame.
Perseverance brings humiliation.

36.  Ming I / Darkening of the Light

THE JUDGMENT

DARKENING OF THE LIGHT.  In adversity
It furthers one to be persevering.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Darkening of the light during flight.
He lowers his wings.
The superior man does not eat for three days
On his wanderings.
But he has somewhere to go.
The host has occasion to gossip about him.

Six in the second place means:
Darkening of the light injures him in the left thigh.
He gives aid with the strength of a horse.
Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
Darkening of the light during the hunt in the south.
Their great leader is captured.
One must not expect perseverance too soon.

Six in the fourth place means:
He penetrates the left side of the belly.
One gets at the very heart of the darkening of the light
And leaves gate and courtyard.

Six in the fifth place means:
Darkening of the light as with Prince Chi.
Perseverance furthers.

Six at the top means:
Not light but darkness.
First he climbed up to heaven,
Then he plunged into the depths of the earth.

37.  Chia Jên / The Family [The Clan]

THE JUDGMENT

THE FAMILY.  The perseverance of the woman furthers.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Firm seclusion within the family.
Remorse disappears.

Six in the second place means:
She should not follow her whims.
She must attend within to the food.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
When tempers flare up in the family,
Too great severity brings remorse.
Good fortune nonetheless.
When woman and child dally and laugh
It leads in the end to humiliation.

Six in the fourth place means:
She is the treasure of the house.
Great good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
As a king he approaches his family.
Fear not.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
His work commands respect.
In the end good fortune comes.

38.  K’uei / Opposition

THE JUDGMENT

OPPOSITION.  In small matters, good fortune.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Remorse disappears.
If you lose your horse, do not run after it;
It will come back of its own accord.
When you see evil people,
Guard yourself against mistakes.

Nine in the second place means:
One meets his lord in a narrow street.
No blame.

Six in the third place means:
One sees the wagon dragged back,
The oxen halted,
A man’s hair and nose cut off.
Not a good beginning, but a good end.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Isolated through opposition,
One meets a like-minded man
With whom one can associate in good faith.
Despite the danger, no blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Remorse disappears.
The companion bites his way through the wrappings.
If one goes to him,
How could it be a mistake?

Nine at the top means:
Isolated through opposition,
One sees one’s companion as a pig covered with dirt,
As a wagon full of devils.
First one draws a bow against him,
Then one lays the bow aside.
He is not a robber; he will woo at the right time.
As one goes, rain falls; then good fortune comes.

39.  Chien / Obstruction

THE JUDGMENT

OBSTRUCTION.  The southwest furthers.
The northeast does not further.
It furthers one to see the great man.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Going leads to obstructions,
Coming meets with praise.

Six in the second place means:
The king’s servant is beset by obstruction upon obstruction,
But it is not his own fault.

Nine in the third place means:
Going leads to obstructions;
Hence he comes back.

Six in the fourth place means:
Going leads to obstructions,
Coming leads to union.

Nine in the fifth place means:
In the midst of the greatest obstructions,
Friends come.

Six at the top means:
Going leads to obstructions,
Coming leads to great good fortune.
It furthers one to see the great man.

40.  Hsieh / Deliverance

THE JUDGMENT

DELIVERANCE.  The southwest furthers.
If there is no longer anything where one has to go,
Return brings good fortune.
If there is still something where one has to go,
Hastening brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Without blame.

Nine in the second place means:
One kills three foxes in the field
And receives a yellow arrow.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
If a man carries a burden on his back
And nonetheless rides in a carriage,
He thereby encourages robbers to draw near.
Perseverance leads to humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Deliver yourself from your great toe.
Then the companion comes,
And him you can trust.

Six in the fifth place means:
If only the superior man can deliver himself,
It brings good fortune.
Thus he proves to inferior men that he is in earnest.

Six at the top means:
The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall.
He kills it.  Everything serves to further.

41.  Sun / Decrease

THE JUDGMENT

DECREASE combined with sincerity
Brings about supreme good fortune
Without blame.
One may be persevering in this.
It furthers one to undertake something.
How is this to be carried out?
One may use two small bowls for the sacrifice.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Going quickly when one’s tasks are finished
Is without blame.
But one must reflect on how much one may decrease others.

Nine in the second place means:
Perseverance furthers.
To undertake something brings misfortune.
Without decreasing oneself,
One is able to bring increase to others.

Six in the third place means:
When three people journey together,
Their number decreases by one.
When one man journeys alone,
He finds a companion.

Six in the fourth place means:
If a man decreases his faults,
It makes the other hasten to come and rejoice.
No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Someone does indeed increase him.
Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it.
Supreme good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
If one is increased without depriving others,
There is no blame.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
It furthers one to undertake something.
One obtains servants
But no longer has a separate home.

42.  I / Increase

THE JUDGMENT

INCREASE.  It furthers one
To undertake something.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
It furthers one to accomplish great deeds.
Supreme good fortune.  No blame.

Six in the second place means:
Someone does indeed increase him;
Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it.
Constant perseverance brings good fortune.
The king presents him before God.
Good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
One is enriched through unfortunate events.
No blame, if you are sincere
And walk in the middle,
And report with a seal to the prince.

Six in the fourth place means:
If you walk in the middle
And report to the prince,
He will follow.
It furthers one to be used
In the removal of the capital.

Nine in the fifth place means:
If in truth you have a kind heart, ask not.
Supreme good fortune.
Truly, kindness will be recognized as your virtue.

Nine at the top means:
He brings increase to no one.
Indeed, someone even strikes him.
He does not keep his heart constantly steady.
Misfortune.

43.  Kuai / Break-through (Resoluteness)

THE JUDGMENT

BREAK-THROUGH.  One must resolutely make the matter known
At the court of the king.
It must be announced truthfully.  Danger.
It is necessary to notify one’s own city.
It does not further to resort to arms.
It furthers one to undertake something.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Mighty in the forward-striding toes.
When one goes and is not equal to the task,
One makes a mistake.

Nine in the second place means:
A cry of alarm.  Arms at evening and at night.
Fear nothing.

Nine in the third place means:
To be powerful in the cheekbones
Brings misfortune.
The superior man is firmly resolved.
He walks alone and is caught in the rain.
He is bespattered,
And people murmur against him.
No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:
There is no skin on his thighs,
And walking comes hard.
If a man were to let himself be led like a sheep,
Remorse would disappear.
But if these words are heard
They will not be believed.

Nine in the fifth place means:
In dealing with weeds,
Firm resolution is necessary.
Walking in the middle
Remains free of blame.

Six at the top means:
No cry.
In the end misfortune comes.

44.  Kou / Coming to Meet

THE JUDGMENT

COMING TO MEET.  The maiden is powerful.
One should not marry such a maiden.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
It must be checked with a brake of bronze.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
If one lets it take its course, one experiences misfortune.
Even a lean pig has it in him to rage around.

Nine in the second place means:
There is a fish in the tank.  No blame.
Does not further guests.

Nine in the third place means:
There is no skin on his thighs,
And walking comes hard.
If one is mindful of the danger,
No great mistake is made.

Nine in the fourth place means:
No fish in the tank.
This leads to misfortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
A melon covered with willow leaves.
Hidden lines.
Then it drops down to one from heaven.

Nine at the top means:
He comes to meet with his horns.
Humiliation.  No blame.

45.  Ts’ui / Gathering Together [Massing]

THE JUDGMENT

GATHERING TOGETHER.  Success.
The king approaches his temple.
It furthers one to see the great man.
This brings success.  Perseverance furthers.
To bring great offerings creates good fortune.
It furthers one to undertake something.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
If you are sincere, but not to the end,
There will sometimes be confusion, sometimes gathering together.
If you call out,
Then after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again.
Regret not.  Going is without blame.

Six in the second place means:
Letting oneself be drawn
Brings good fortune and remains blameless.
If one is sincere,
It furthers one to bring even a small offering.

Six in the third place means:
Gathering together amid sighs.
Nothing that would further.
Going is without blame.
Slight humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Great good fortune.  No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
If in gathering together one has position,
This brings no blame.
If there are some who are not yet sincerely in the work,
Sublime and enduring perseverance is needed.
Then remorse disappears.

Six at the top means:
Lamenting and sighing, floods of tears.
No blame.

46.  Shêng / Pushing Upward

THE JUDGMENT

PUSHING UPWARD has supreme success.
One must see the great man.
Fear not.
Departure toward the south
Brings good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Pushing upward that meets with confidence
Brings great good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
If one is sincere,
It furthers one to bring even a small offering.
No blame.

Nine in the third place means:
One pushes upward into an empty city.

Six in the fourth place means:
The king offers him Mount Ch’i.
Good fortune.  No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
One pushes upward by steps.

Six at the top means:
Pushing upward in darkness.
It furthers one
To be unremittingly persevering.

47.  K’un / Oppression (Exhaustion)

THE JUDGMENT

OPPRESSION.  Success.  Perseverance.
The great man brings about good fortune.
No blame.
When one has something to say,
It is not believed.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
One sits oppressed under a bare tree
And strays into a gloomy valley.
For three years one sees nothing.

Nine in the second place means:
One is oppressed while at meat and drink.
The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming.
It furthers one to offer sacrifice.
To set forth brings misfortune.
No blame.

Six in the third place means:
A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone,
And leans on thorns and thistles.
He enters his house and does not see his wife.
Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
He comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage.
Humiliation, but the end is reached.

Nine in the fifth place means:
His nose and feet are cut off.
Oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands.
Joy comes softly.
It furthers one to make offerings and libations.

Six at the top means:
He is oppressed by creeping vines.
He moves uncertainly and says, “Movement brings remorse.”
If one feels remorse over this and makes a start,
Good fortune comes.

48.  Ching / The Well

THE JUDGMENT

THE WELL.  The town may be changed,
But the well cannot be changed.
It neither decreases nor increases.
They come and go and draw from the well.
If one gets down almost to the water
And the rope does not go all the way,
Or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
One does not drink the mud of the well.
No animals come to an old well.

Nine in the second place means:
At the wellhole one shoots fishes.
The jug is broken and leaks.

Nine in the third place means:
The well is cleaned, but no one drinks from it.
This is my heart’s sorrow,
For one might draw from it.
If the king were clear-minded,
Good fortune might be enjoyed in common.

Six in the fourth place means:
The well is being lined.  No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
In the well there is a clear, cold spring
From which one can drink.

Six at the top means:
One draws from the well
Without hindrance.
It is dependable.
Supreme good fortune.

49.  Ko / Revolution (Molting)

THE JUDGMENT

REVOLUTION.  On your own day
You are believed.
Supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Remorse disappears.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Wrapped in the hide of a yellow cow.

Six in the second place means:
When one’s own day comes, one may create revolution.
Starting brings good fortune.  No blame.

Nine in the third place means:
Starting brings misfortune.
Perseverance brings danger.
When talk of revolution has gone the rounds three times,
One may commit himself,
And men will believe him.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Remorse disappears.  Men believe him.
Changing the form of government brings good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:
The great man changes like a tiger.
Even before he questions the oracle
He is believed.

Six at the top means:
The superior man changes like a panther.
The inferior man molts in the face.
Starting brings misfortune.
To remain persevering brings good fortune.

50.  Ting / The Caldron

THE JUDGMENT

THE CALDRON.  Supreme good fortune.
Success.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
A ting with legs upturned.
Furthers removal of stagnating stuff.
One takes a concubine for the sake of her son.
No blame.

Nine in the second place means:
There is food in the ting.
My comrades are envious,
But they cannot harm me.
Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
The handle of the ting is altered.
One is impeded in his way of life.
The fat of the pheasant is not eaten.
Once rain falls, remorse is spent.
Good fortune comes in the end.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The legs of the ting are broken.
The prince’s meal is spilled
And his person is soiled.
Misfortune.

Six in the fifth place means:
The ting has yellow handles, golden carrying rings.
Perseverance furthers.

Nine at the top means:
The ting has rings of jade.
Great good fortune.
Nothing that would not act to further.

51.  Chên / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)

THE JUDGMENT

SHOCK brings success.
Shock comes—oh, oh!
Laughing words—ha, ha!
The shock terrifies for a hundred miles,
And he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Shock comes—oh, oh!
Then follow laughing words—ha, ha!
Good fortune.

Six in the second place means:
Shock comes bringing danger.
A hundred thousand times
You lose your treasures
And must climb the nine hills.
Do not go in pursuit of them.
After seven days you will get them back again.

Six in the third place means:
Shock comes and makes one distraught.
If shock spurs to action
One remains free of misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Shock is mired.

Six in the fifth place means:
Shock goes hither and thither.
Danger.
However, nothing at all is lost.
Yet there are things to be done.

Six at the top means:
Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around.
Going ahead brings misfortune.
If it has not yet touched one’s own body
But has reached one’s neighbor first,
There is no blame.
One’s comrades have something to talk about.

52.  Kên / Keeping Still, Mountain

THE JUDGMENT

KEEPING STILL.  Keeping his back still
So that he no longer feels his body.
He goes into his courtyard
And does not see his people.
No blame.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
Keeping his toes still.
No blame.
Continued perseverance furthers.

Six in the second place means:
Keeping his calves still.
He cannot rescue him whom he follows.
His heart is not glad.

Nine in the third place means:
Keeping his hips still.
Making his sacrum stiff.
Dangerous.  The heart suffocates.

Six in the fourth place means:
Keeping his trunk still.
No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:
Keeping his jaws still.
The words have order.
Remorse disappears.

Nine at the top means:
Noblehearted keeping still.
Good fortune.

53.  Chien / Development (Gradual Progress)

THE JUDGMENT

DEVELOPMENT.  The maiden
Is given in marriage.
Good fortune.
Perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the shore.
The young son is in danger.
There is talk.  No blame.

Six in the second place means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the cliff.
Eating and drinking in peace and concord.
Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the plateau.
The man goes forth and does not return.
The woman carries a child but does not bring it forth.
Misfortune.
It furthers one to fight off robbers.

Six in the fourth place means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the tree.
Perhaps it will find a flat branch.  No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the summit.
For three years the woman has no child.
In the end nothing can hinder her.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
The wild goose gradually draws near the cloud heights.
Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance.
Good fortune.

54.  Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden

THE JUDGMENT

THE MARRYING MAIDEN.
Undertakings bring misfortune.
Nothing that would further.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
The marrying maiden as a concubine.
A lame man who is able to tread.
Undertakings bring good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
A one-eyed man who is able to see.
The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.

Six in the third place means:
The marrying maiden as a slave.
She marries as a concubine.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.
A late marriage comes in due course.

Six in the fifth place means:
The sovereign I gave his daughter in marriage.
The embroidered garments of the princess
Were not as gorgeous
As those of the servingmaid.
The moon that is nearly full
Brings good fortune.

Six at the top means:
The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it.
The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows.
Nothing that acts to further.

55.  Fêng / Abundance [Fullness]

THE JUDGMENT

ABUNDANCE has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be like the sun at midday.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
When a man meets his destined ruler,
They can be together ten days,
And it is not a mistake.
Going meets with recognition.

Six in the second place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars can be seen at noon.
Through going one meets with mistrust and hate.
If one rouses him through truth,
Good fortune comes.

Nine in the third place means:
The underbrush is of such abundance
That the small stars can be seen at noon.
He breaks his right arm.  No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars can be seen at noon.
He meets his ruler, who is of like kind.
Good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:
Lines are coming,
Blessing and fame draw near.
Good fortune.

Six at the top means:
His house is in a state of abundance.
He screens off his family.
He peers through the gate
And no longer perceives anyone.
For three years he sees nothing.
Misfortune.

56.  Lü / The Wanderer

THE JUDGMENT

THE WANDERER.  Success through smallness.
Perseverance brings good fortune
To the wanderer.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things,
He draws down misfortune upon himself.

Six in the second place means:
The wanderer comes to an inn.
He has his property with him.
He wins the steadfastness of a young servant.

Nine in the third place means:
The wanderer’s inn burns down.
He loses the steadfastness of his young servant.
Danger.

Nine in the fourth place means:
The wanderer rests in a shelter.
He obtains his property and an ax.
My heart is not glad.

Six in the fifth place means:
He shoots a pheasant.
It drops with the first arrow.
In the end this brings both praise and office.

Nine at the top means:
The bird’s nest burns up.
The wanderer laughs at first,
Then must needs lament and weep.
Through carelessness he loses his cow.
Misfortune.

57.  Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)

THE JUDGMENT

THE GENTLE.  Success through what is small.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
It furthers one to see the great man.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
In advancing and in retreating,
The perseverance of a warrior furthers.

Nine in the second place means:
Penetration under the bed.
Priests and magicians are used in great number.
Good fortune.  No blame.

Nine in the third place means:
Repeated penetration.  Humiliation.

Six in the fourth place means:
Remorse vanishes.
During the hunt
Three kinds of game are caught.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse vanishes.
Nothing that does not further.
No beginning, but an end.
Before the change, three days.
After the change, three days.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
Penetration under the bed.
He loses his property and his ax.
Perseverance brings misfortune.

58.  Tui / The Joyous, Lake

THE JUDGMENT

THE JOYOUS.  Success.
Perseverance is favorable.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Contented joyousness.  Good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
Sincere joyousness.  Good fortune.
Remorse disappears.

Six in the third place means:
Coming joyousness.  Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Joyousness that is weighed is not at peace.
After ridding himself of mistakes a man has joy.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Sincerity toward disintegrating influences is dangerous.

Six at the top means:
Seductive joyousness.

59.  Huan / Dispersion [Dissolution]

THE JUDGMENT

DISPERSION.  Success.
The king approaches his temple.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
He brings help with the strength of a horse.
Good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:
At the dissolution
He hurries to that which supports him.
Remorse disappears.

Six in the third place means:
He dissolves his self.  No remorse.

Six in the fourth place means:
He dissolves his bond with his group.
Supreme good fortune.
Dispersion leads in turn to accumulation.
This is something that ordinary men do not think of.

Nine in the fifth place means:
His loud cries are as dissolving as sweat.
Dissolution!  A king abides without blame.

Nine at the top means:
He dissolves his blood.
Departing, keeping at a distance, going out,
Is without blame.

60.  Chieh / Limitation

THE JUDGMENT

LIMITATION.  Success.
Galling limitation must not be persevered in.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Not going out of the door and the courtyard
Is without blame.

Nine in the second place means:
Not going out of the gate and the courtyard
Brings misfortune.

Six in the third place means:
He who knows no limitation
Will have cause to lament.
No blame.

Six in the fourth place means:
Contented limitation.  Success.

Nine in the fifth place means:
Sweet limitation brings good fortune.
Going brings esteem.

Six at the top means:
Galling limitation.
Perseverance brings misfortune.
Remorse disappears.

61.  Chung Fu / Inner Truth

THE JUDGMENT

INNER TRUTH.  Pigs and fishes.
Good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance furthers.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
Being prepared brings good fortune.
If there are secret designs, it is disquieting.

Nine in the second place means:
A crane calling in the shade.
Its young answers it.
I have a good goblet.
I will share it with you.

Six in the third place means:
He finds a comrade.
Now he beats the drum, now he stops.
Now he sobs, now he sings.

Six in the fourth place means:
The moon nearly at the full.
The team horse goes astray.
No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:
He possesses truth, which links together.
No blame.

Nine at the top means:
Cockcrow penetrating to heaven.
Perseverance brings misfortune.

62.  Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small

THE JUDGMENT

PREPONDERANCE OF THE SMALL.  Success.
Perseverance furthers.
Small things may be done; great things should not be done.
The flying bird brings the message:
It is not well to strive upward,
It is well to remain below.
Great good fortune.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
The bird meets with misfortune through flying.

Six in the second place means:
She passes by her ancestor
And meets her ancestress.
He does not reach his prince
And meets the official.
No blame.

Nine in the third place means:
If one is not extremely careful,
Somebody may come up from behind and strike him.
Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:
No blame.  He meets him without passing by.
Going brings danger.  One must be on guard.
Do not act.  Be constantly persevering.

Six in the fifth place means:
Dense clouds,
No rain from our western territory.
The prince shoots and hits him who is in the cave.

Six at the top means:
He passes him by, not meeting him.
The flying bird leaves him.
Misfortune.
This means bad luck and injury.

63.  Chi Chi / After Completion

THE JUDGMENT

AFTER COMPLETION.  Success in small matters.
Perseverance furthers.
At the beginning good fortune,
At the end disorder.

THE LINES

Nine at the beginning means:
He brakes his wheels.
He gets his tail in the water.
No blame.

Six in the second place means:
The woman loses the curtain of her carriage.
Do not run after it;
On the seventh day you will get it.

Nine in the third place means:
The Illustrious Ancestor
Disciplines the Devil’s Country.
After three years he conquers it.
Inferior people must not be employed.

Six in the fourth place means:
The finest clothes turn to rags.
Be careful all day long.

Nine in the fifth place means:
The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox
Does not attain as much real happiness
As the neighbor in the west
With his small offering.

Six at the top means:
He gets his head in the water.  Danger.

64.  Wei Chi / Before Completion

THE JUDGMENT

BEFORE COMPLETION.  Success.
But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing,
Gets his tail in the water,
There is nothing that would further.

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:
He gets his tail in the water.
Humiliating.

Nine in the second place means:
He brakes his wheels.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:
Before completion, attack brings misfortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.

Nine in the fourth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
Shock, thus to discipline the Devil’s Country.
For three years, great realms are awarded.

Six in the fifth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
No remorse.
The light of the superior man is true.
Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:
There is drinking of wine
In genuine confidence.  No blame.
But if one wets his head,
He loses it, in truth.

1.  The Creative

The creative principle.  Sublime success.
Continuance furthers.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Hidden dragon.  Do not act.

Line 2 goes yin -
Dragon in the open.
It is an advantage to see the great man.

Line 3 goes yin -
All day the superior man is busy and at night his mind is active.
Danger, no error.

Line 4 goes yin -
To and fro on the brink of a chasm.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
Dragons flying in the heaven.
It is an advantage to see the great man.

Line 6 goes yin -
Arrogant dragon.
Regret.

2.  The Receptive

The receptive element brings sublime success.  The symbol of a mare.
At first he leads and loses the way, then he follows and is supported.
Friends in the west and south, not in the east and north.
Peaceful continuance is beneficial.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Hoarfrost underfoot, ice then comes.

Line 2 goes yang -
Straight, wide, great.
Purposeless yet it achieves.

Line 3 goes yang -
Concealing possibilities is correct.
Outer activities will eventually prosper.

Line 4 goes yang -
A tied up sack.
No praise, no blame.

Line 5 goes yang -
A yellow undergarment.
Greatest good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
Dragons fight in the wilderness.
Their blood is black and yellow.

3.  Difficulty in Beginnings

Difficulty is followed by great success.
Continuance in the way is rewarded.
Remain in the existing, not seeking the new.
To appoint princes brings advantage.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
The hinderance of hesitation.
Be firm in perseverance.
To appoint princes brings advantage.

Line 2 goes yang -
No advance.
Horse and carriage not connected.
A chaste maiden is wooed but refuses; after ten years she accepts.

Line 3 goes yang -
If a hunter hunts without a guide he gets lost in the forest.
The superior man sees danger and does not go into it;
to do so would bring misfortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
Horse and waggon are disconnected.
Seek union.
Going forward brings good fortune and actions prosper.

Line 5 goes yin -
Difficulties with something that is fulfilling.
A little perseverance is a good thing
but great perseverance is disastrous.

Line 6 goes yang -
Horse and carriage are disconnected.
Blood and tears.

4.  Youthful Folly

Youthful, immature growth.
Good fortune.

I seek not the immature
but if they come to me I answer them;
if they continue with immature questioning I am silent.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Youthful growth requires disciplined experience.
Fetters should be removed.
Too much restriction is harmful.

Line 2 goes yin -
To be gentle with the developing brings good fortune.
To understand the woman brings good fortune.
The son is able to run the household.

Line 3 goes yang -
Do not marry a girl who cannot resist a strong, wealthy (bronze) man.
No advantage comes.

Line 4 goes yang -
Bound by ignorance.  This is harmful.

Line 5 goes yang -
Immature experience brings advantage.

Line 6 goes yin -
Committing folly to learn control of his folly brings no advantage.
Advantage comes from separating him from his folly.

5.  Waiting

Intentional inaction.
Waiting with confidence produces results.
Perseverance is beneficial.
To cross the great water is progress.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Waiting at the outer edges.
To maintain constancy guards against error.

Line 2 goes yin -
Waiting on the river sands.
There is gossip but eventual good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
Waiting in mud invites evil.

Line 4 goes yang -
Waiting amongst blood.
Emerging from the pit.

Line 5 goes yin -
Waiting while eating and drinking.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
Entering the pit.
Three guests arrive unexpectedly,
honour them and good fortune comes.

6.  Difficulty

Conflict.
Sureness of being right meets obstacles.
With care there is progress in the middle but it is disastrous at the end.
It is beneficial to see the great man but not to cross the great water.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
If affairs are not pushed forward to conclusion
there is gossip but good fortune in the end.

Line 2 goes yin -
The conflict is not resolved.
He returns home.
His kin, three hundred households, are free of blame.

Line 3 goes yang -
He nourishes himself on ancient virtues.
Continuance in the way brings danger but eventual good fortune.
If in service of a king seek no office.

Line 4 goes yin -
The conflict cannot be resolved.
He retreats from his position and accepts his circumstances.
Peacefully continuing in the way brings good fortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
Widely aware of the battle, then good fortune comes.

Line 6 goes yin -
If by chance we win a girdle (a token of position in the martial arts)
it will be taken from us three times before the day is over.

7.  The Army

The army.
Perseverance.
Strong leadership.
Good fortune not error.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The army requires correct orders or there is disaster.

Line 2 goes yin -
The general is in the centre of his army.
The king makes three awards.

Line 3 goes yang -
The army waggons carry corpses.
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
The army withdraws.
No blame.

Line 5 goes yang -
Wild beasts in the field.
There is advantage in catching them.
No error.
The elder leads the army and the younger carries corpses.
Continuing brings misfortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
A prince builds up his domain.
A man of low ability would be useless.

8.  Union, Unity

Unity, coalescence.
Good fortune.
Enquire again for signs.
No error.
The troubled join together, those who are too late have misfortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Unity with confidence is without fault, like a bowl that is full.
Good fortune will be added.

Line 2 goes yang -
Unity originates from the inner.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
He joins with the wrong people,
with evil.

Line 4 goes yang -
Seeking unity outside.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
The kings of old in China used beaters on three sides only when hunting game:
the game on three sides were trapped but those in front ran free.
The citizens need no warning.

Line 6 goes yang -
There is no head to the process of unifying.
Misfortune.

9.  Nourishment of the Small

Nourishment of the small.
Success.
Dense clouds but no rain from the west.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
The return to the way is beneficial and blameless.

Line 2 goes yin -
We comply with a need to go back
and that is beneficial.

Line 3 goes yin -
A carriage or spoked wheel,
separated.
Man and wife with eyes averted.

Line 4 goes yang -
Confidence.
Blood and fear are no more.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
Genuine involvement binds his heart to others and enriches his neighbour.

Line 6 goes yin -
Rain and rest come.  Virtue increases.
Even natural action brings peril to women.
The moon is nearly full.
Persistence by the superior man would bring misfortune.

10.  Treading, Conduct

Treading upon the tail of the tiger.
It does not bite him.
Success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Simple energy.
Going forward blamelessly.

Line 2 goes yin -
Treading a smooth level path.
A dark man perseveres and brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
With one eye he can still see.
With one leg he can still walk.
He treads upon the tail of the tiger and it bites him.
Warriors act thus in service of their overlord.

Line 4 goes yin -
Great caution is required when treading on the tiger’s tail
but the outcome (of treading with caution) is fortunate.

Line 5 goes yin -
Treading with care and attention to danger.
There may be trouble.

Line 6 goes yin -
Watch your conduct and be alert to signs
and great good fortune will follow.

11.  Peace

Peace.
The narrow goes, the wide comes.
Good fortune and success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
When grass is pulled up earth comes up with it.
Going forward brings good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
Benefit the undeveloped.
Cross the great river while having no boat.
Do not abandon comrades.
Thus walk in the middle.

Line 3 goes yin -
Every plain is followed by a slope.
Every going is followed by a return.
Be heartened, continuing through trouble will bring success.

Line 4 goes yang -
He flutters.
Leaves his wealth, calling his neighbours.
In sincerity, not because of warning.

Line 5 goes yang -
A king gives his daughter in marriage and thereby gains good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
The wall falls into the moat.
Do not fight it.

12.  Standstill

Standstill.
The evil obstructs the superior man.
The wide goes, the narrow comes.
He needs perseverance.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
When grass is pulled up earth comes with it.
Perseverance brings good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
Fortune now favours the mean,
but the superior man looks to the stagnation to create success.

Line 3 goes yang -
He hides his shame of purposes.

Line 4 goes yin -
To act from the highest is without error
and his companions share the blessing.

Line 5 goes yin -
Standstill is giving way.
There is still danger needing attention like the binding of mulberry shoots.

Line 6 goes yin -
Standstill is finished and a joyful flow takes its place.

13.  Fellowship

Fellowship in the open.
Success.
It is of benefit to cross the great water.
The superior man is furthered by perseverance.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Relationship at the gate.
No error.

Line 2 goes yang -
Fellowship within the clan causes regret.

Line 3 goes yin -
His weapons are hidden in long grass.
He is on a high mound.
For three years he can do nothing.

Line 4 goes yin -
He climbs his wall and does not attack.
Good fortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
The comrades at first weep and are sad but end by laughing.
The crowd comes together.

Line 6 goes yin -
Relationship.
Distance.
Absence of desire.
No regret.

14.  Great Posessions

Great posession.
Greatest success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
No involvement with evil.
No error.
Being aware of difficulties he remains free of error.

Line 2 goes yin -
Large waggons for transport.
If there is a direction it can be taken without error.

Line 3 goes yin -
A prince in an exchange with heaven;
something a mean man could not do.

Line 4 goes yin -
He restrains his great resources.
No error.

Line 5 goes yang -
He who shows inner truth and dignity has good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
He has heaven’s blessing which brings great good fortune and success.

15.  Modesty

Success through modesty.
The superior man carries it through.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The superior man builds modesty upon modesty
and may cross the great water.
Good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
Modesty is manifest.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
The superior man of established merit brings things to conclusion.
Good fortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
Everything is advanced through modesty.

Line 5 goes yang -
Modest with his neighbours while forceful against the rebels
all brings success.

Line 6 goes yang -
His modesty is manifest.
It is time to set armies marching to subdue his own cities.

16.  Repose

Reposeful attention benefits preparation and sending forth of armies.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
A cock crows about repose.
Misfortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
The firmness of rock.
A day not completed.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
He gazes upwards which brings remorse.
He acts too late which brings remorse.

Line 4 goes yin -
Calm confidence manifests success.
Being without doubt he gathers friends.

Line 5 goes yang -
There is illness but not death.

Line 6 goes yang -
Excessive repose (or over-confidence).
At completion there is change and no error.

17.  Following

Following.
Supreme success.
Continuance in the way is needed.
No error.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
The basis of circumstance is changing.
Correct continuance brings good fortune.
It is beneficial to go out of the gate to find associates.
He gains merit.

Line 2 goes yang -
He lets go the man and clings to the boy.

Line 3 goes yang -
He lets go the boy and follows the man.
By continuing in this he gains what he needs.

Line 4 goes yin -
He is followed yet there is evil.
If he has sincerity that is evident what error can there be?

Line 5 goes yin -
Sincerity, excellence, and good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
Sincerity firmly held.  Bound fast.
The king sacrifices on the western mountain.

18.  Decay

Decay.
Greatest success.
It is of benefit to cross the great water.
Three days before the turning point
three days after.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The child deals with the actions of the father.
A son makes the father blameless.
Peril, but good fortune eventually.

Line 2 goes yin -
The child deals with the actions of the mother.
Do not be too active in this.

Line 3 goes yin -
The child deals with the actions of the father.
There is some regret but no great error.

Line 4 goes yang -
He tolerates actions of his father.
Continuing causes regret.

Line 5 goes yang -
He deals with the actions of his father.
There is praise.

Line 6 goes yin -
He does not serve kings or princes.
A loftier spirit has his own affairs.

19.  Approach

Approach.
Greatest success.
Correct persistence is rewarded.
At the eighth month there will be evil.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Approaching together.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
Approach together.
Wholly beneficial.

Line 3 goes yang -
He is willing to approach but there is no advantage.
Being uneasy about this brings good fortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
Perfect approach without error.

Line 5 goes yang -
Wise approach like that of the great ruler.

Line 6 goes yang -
Open-hearted approach.
Good fortune and no error.

20.  Contemplation, View

Contemplation.
The ablution has been made but not the sacrifice.
Genuineness wins respect.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
A childish view is blameless in a lower rank,
but unfortunate in the superior man.

Line 2 goes yang -
Looking through a crack of the door is of advantage to the woman.

Line 3 goes yang -
By contemplating our life
we decide upon advance or retreat.

Line 4 goes yang -
Contemplating the glory of the kingdom,
his advantage is to be a guest of the king.

Line 5 goes yin -
The superior man,
contemplating the course of his life,
does not fall into error.

Line 6 goes yin -
The superior man contemplates his way of being and has no error.

21.  Gnawing, Biting Through

Biting through.
Success.
It is time for keeping within the law.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
His feet are shackled.
His toes are hidden.
No error.

Line 2 goes yang -
He bites through tender meat until his nose is not seen.
No error.

Line 3 goes yang -
He bites dried meat and comes upon unpleasantness.
Some discomfort but no error.

Line 4 goes yin -
Bites gristly meat on the bone.
Finds metal arrow.
Realize the difficulty, then good fortune.

Line 5 goes yang -
Bites dried meat.
Finds yellow gold.
Continue firmly in the way.
Some danger, no error.

Line 6 goes yin -
He wears a wooden cangue.
His ears disappear.
Misfortune.

22.  Adornment, Elegance

Grace (adornment or elegance).  Success.
Advantage is lost if it takes the lead.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Elegance about the feet.
He leaves the carriage and walks.

Line 2 goes yang -
He adorns his beard.

Line 3 goes yin -
His adornment is moist and glistening.
Great perseverance brings good fortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
A white horse with wings.
Not a robber, a suitor.

Line 5 goes yang -
Elegance in gardens and hills.
His roll of silk is small and thin.
Humiliation, but good fortune eventually.

Line 6 goes yin -
White adornment.
No error.

23.  Splitting

Splitting.
No objective is favourable.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The leg of the bed breaks.
Not continuing in the way brings misfortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
The bed frame or edge is broken.
No continuance in the way.
Misfortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
He separates from all.
No error.

Line 4 goes yang -
The bed and skin is split.
Misfortune.

Line 5 goes yang -
A string of fishes.
Favour alike to being at court.
All is advantageous.

Line 6 goes yin -
A ripe fruit is not eaten.
The superior man has a carriage.
The inferior man loses his habitation.

24.  Return, Turning Point

Return.  Success.
Going and coming without distress.
Friends come without error and he returns in seven days.
All directions are advantageous.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
A return from a short journey.
No regret.
Great good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
A quiet, blessed return.
Good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
Many returns.  Danger.
No error.

Line 4 goes yang -
He moves in the midst of them and returns alone.

Line 5 goes yang -
A noble return.
No regret.

Line 6 goes yang -
Confusion about return.
Misfortune.
Armies marching bring defeat.
Disaster for the ruler.
Ten years without return to order.

25.  Innocent Integrity

Innocent integrity.
Great success.
Continuing (in the tao) brings reward.
Action without the best (innocent) motives brings misfortune.
Having goals is not favourable.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Truly innocent activity.
Progress.
Good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
He reaps not having sown with a thought for harvest.
He collects the third year’s harvest but did not cultivate to this end.
Advantage in every direction.

Line 3 goes yang -
Unexpected calamity.
Rope, and an ox taken away.
Gain to the traveller, loss to the resident.

Line 4 goes yin -
Continuing correctly (in the tao) is blameless.

Line 5 goes yin -
Unexpected illness should not be treated but will cure itself.

Line 6 goes yin -
Action amongst innocence (or the unexpected) brings injury.

26.  Power or Nourishment of the Great

Nourishment by the great is furthered by persistence.
Not eating at home and crossing the great water are favoured.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Danger is about.
We should halt our activities.

Line 2 goes yin -
A carriage with its under-connection removed.

Line 3 goes yin -
Urging fine horses.
Awareness of danger, practice of martial arts, and persistence (in the tao)
give advantage in any direction.

Line 4 goes yang -
The headboard of a young bull.

Line 5 goes yang -
The tusk of a gelded boar.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
He arrives at the way of heaven.

27.  Nourishment

Nourishment.
Persistence in being correct brings good fortune.
Watch how people nourish others and themselves.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
You let your magic tortoise go and look at me with drooping mouth.
Misfortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
Seeking nourishment from below is not proper.
Seeking nourishment from above brings evil.

Line 3 goes yang -
He refuses nourishment.
Misfortune.
For ten years there is no progress.

Line 4 goes yang -
Nourishment on the mountain top.
Good fortune.
He glares like a tiger looking down.
No error.

Line 5 goes yang -
Leaving the usual ways.
Perseverance, keeping still, brings good fortune.
Do not cross the great water.

Line 6 goes yin -
The source of nourishment.
Peril but good results.
Crossing the great water brings good fortune.

28.  Excess

Excess.
The ridgepole sags.
Movement is favourable.
Success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Spreading white rushes underneath.
No error.

Line 2 goes yin -
The wizened willow tree puts out new shoots.
An old man has a young wife.
All is favourable.

Line 3 goes yin -
The ridgepole sags to breaking point.
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
The ridgepole has support.
Good fortune.
Reliance on weak support is unfortunate.

Line 5 goes yin -
The wizened willow flowers.
The old woman takes a husband.
No praise.  No blame.

Line 6 goes yang -
Fording a river, the water rises over his head.
Misfortune.  No error.

29.  The Abyss

Abyss followed by abyss.
To maintain confidence and alertness promotes success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
He falls into a pit in the abyss.
Misfortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
The abyss is dangerous.
Only in small matters can there be success.

Line 3 goes yang -
Backwards or forwards there is the abyss.
Stops, falls into a pit.

Line 4 goes yang -
A jug of wine.
A basket of rice.
Vessels of clay.
Simplicity handed in through an opening.
There will be no blame.

Line 5 goes yin -
The abyss does not overflow.
It is filled to the brim.
No error.

Line 6 goes yang -
Bound by ropes of two or of three strands and surrounded by thorns.
For three years he fails to find a way.
Misfortune.

30.  Stillness

Brilliance.  Beauty.
Continuance in the way brings rewards.
Success.
Caring for cows.
Good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Reverence and respect amongst confused directions is no error.

Line 2 goes yang -
Yellow light.
Great good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
In the light of the setting sun
the young beat their cooking pots and sing; the old sigh.
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
Sudden its coming.
Suddenly it dies away.

Line 5 goes yang -
Floods of tears.
Piteous sighs.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
The king goes out to chastize the rebels,
kills the leaders, not the followers.
No error.

31.  Influence, Attraction

Influence.  Attraction.
Continuance brings success.
Marrying a young girl is good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Activity of the toe.

Line 2 goes yang -
Activity of the calves of the legs.
Evil.
Abiding quietly.
Good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
Activity of the thighs.
Following that which looks up.
Regret (or shame).

Line 4 goes yin -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Regret disappears.
Vacillation will not be followed except by his closest friends.

Line 5 goes yin -
Activity of the muscles on the spine above the heart.
No regret.

Line 6 goes yang -
Activity of the jaws and tongue.

32.  Duration

Long duration.
Success.
No error.
Continuance brings advantage.
Movement is favourable.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
He concentrates on his desire for continuation.
Misfortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
All regret disappears.

Line 3 goes yin -
He who is not faithful to continuance meets with disgrace.

Line 4 goes yin -
No game in the field.

Line 5 goes yang -
Continuance brings good fortune to the woman and evil to the man.

Line 6 goes yang -
Forced continuance has no merit.

33.  Retreat, Yielding

Yielding.  Retreat.
Success.
Continuance in small matters brings advantage.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The tail of withdrawal.
Danger.
No goal has advantage.

Line 2 goes yang -
Held fast.
Yellow oxhide.
Cannot be released.

Line 3 goes yin -
Constrained retreat.
Distress and danger.
Nourishing those who serve is fortunate.

Line 4 goes yin -
Retreat despite desire.
Good fortune for the superior man.
The inferior man cannot achieve it.

Line 5 goes yin -
Admirable retreat.
Continuance brings good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
A noble withdrawal.
Everything is favourable.

34.  Power of the Great

The power of the great.
Continuance in the tao brings reward.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Power in the toes.
Advance brings misfortune.
Inner truth remains.

Line 2 goes yin -
Continuance in the tao is good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
The inferior man uses activity.
The superior man uses inactivity.
A goat butts against a hedge and gets its horns entangled.

Line 4 goes yin -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Regret disappears.
The hedge separates and entanglement ceases.
Power, the axle (or wheel-spokes) of a large waggon.

Line 5 goes yang -
He easily sacrifices the goat.
No regret.

Line 6 goes yang -
The goat carelesly butts the hedge and cannot go backwards or forwards.
No advantage.
Realizing the difficulties brings advantage.

35.  Progress

Progress.
The prince who achieves tranquillity is given many horses.
He is granted audience three times in one day.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Progress is held back.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Calm confidence in the face of disbelief is no error.

Line 2 goes yang -
Progress with sorrow.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Blessing is received from the grandmother.

Line 3 goes yang -
All are trusting.
Regret disappears.

Line 4 goes yin -
Progress like the movements of a rodent.
Continuance brings danger.

Line 5 goes yang -
Regret disappears.
Heed not gain or loss, it is movement that brings good fortune.
Everything is furthered.

Line 6 goes yin -
Progress with the horns to overcome the rebels.
Correct.  Dangerous.
There is regret.

36.  Darkening of the Light

Darkening of the light.
Continuance in the way despite difficulty.
Advantageous realizations.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
He flies with drooping wings.
The superior man, in his cycle, goes without food for three days.
The people speak of it.

Line 2 goes yang -
Injured in the left thigh.
Strength of a horse gives relief.
Success.

Line 3 goes yin -
The light is darkened during a hunt to the south.
The rebel leader is captured.
Excess should be avoided.

Line 4 goes yang -
He enters the left side of the belly;
reaches mind in darkness.
Leaves the gate and courtyard.

Line 5 goes yang -
Darkening of the light like that of prince Chi.
Persistence although wounded.

Line 6 goes yang -
No light, only darkness.
First he rose to heaven then fell into the earth.

37.  The Family

The family.
The importance of the woman develops.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
The family is enclosed (regulated).
Regret disappears.

Line 2 goes yang -
She does not attend to separate matters but to the preparation of food.
Continuance in this brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
When family members are at variance
the confrontation may bring regret and danger but then good fortune.
If the woman and children do not take this seriously there is regret.

Line 4 goes yang -
Enriching the family.
Great good fortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
The king’s influence comes to his family.
Do not be troubled.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
Sincerity.
Arrayed like a king.
Good fortune in the end.

38.  Opposition

Opposition.
Success in small matters.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Regret disappears.
Do not chase after the lost horse, it will return.
Although there is evil company he does not mix with it.

Line 2 goes yin -
He meets his lord in a narrow street.
No mistake.

Line 3 goes yang -
They drag at the axle and strike the oxen.
His head is shaved and his nose cut off.
No good beginning but a good end.

Line 4 goes yin -
He stands alone amongst opposition.
He finds a companion with whom he co-operates.
Danger but no error.

Line 5 goes yang -
Regret disappears.
He and the one with whom he relates bite through the barrier layer.
What error can there be then?

Line 6 goes yin -
Lonely and opposed.
He saw a pig covered with mud, a waggon-load of phantoms.
He drew his bow but then put it aside
seeing that this was not an assailant but a close relative.
As he goes gentle rain falls and good fortune comes.

39.  Obstruction

Obstruction.
South and west are favourable.
North and east are unfavourable.
There is advantage in seeing the great man.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Going meets obstruction.
Remaining brings praise.

Line 2 goes yang -
The king’s minister meets obstruction upon obstruction.
He is disadvantaged but he is not at fault.

Line 3 goes yin -
Goes and meets trouble.
Turns back.

Line 4 goes yang -
Going leads to obstruction.
Remaining connects together.

Line 5 goes yin -
When obstruction is at its height,
friends come.

Line 6 goes yang -
Going outward meets obstruction.
Remaining is good fortune.
To see the great man brings advantage.
Good fortune.

40.  Deliverance, Release

Release.
The south and west are favourable.
If there is no activity to be accomplished there is good fortune in returning.
If there is activity unfinished a speedy end is favoured.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
No error.

Line 2 goes yin -
He kills three foxes.
One yellow arrow.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
Riding in a carriage and carrying property he invites robbers.
Continuance brings misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
Free yourself from your toes,
then the friend will come with trust.

Line 5 goes yang -
The superior man alone can free himself.
Good fortune.
Smaller men can only follow.

Line 6 goes yang -
The prince shoots an arrow,
kills a hawk on a high wall.
All is favourable.

41.  Decrease

Decrease with genuine involvement.
Greatest good fortune and no error.
A direction is of advantage.
Two small bowls for the sacrifice.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Going quickly when the work is finished is without error,
but consider the effects of this.

Line 2 goes yin -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune
but to attempt to advance brings misfortune.
Not decrease but increase.

Line 3 goes yang -
Three going in company will lose one.
One alone finds company.

Line 4 goes yang -
Reducing the number of his mistakes, others come to him in happiness.
No error.

Line 5 goes yang -
There is one who gives him very many tortoise shells
and who would not be refused.
Greatest good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
Increase that does not diminish others.
No error.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Having a direction is beneficial.
He has followers but no home.

42.  Increase, Gain

Increase.
Undertakings bring good fortune.
It is favourable to cross the great water.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
It is time for great works.
Greatest good fortune and no error.

Line 2 goes yang -
There is one who gives him very many tortoise shells
and who would not be refused.
Long continuance in the way brings good fortune.
The king gives sacrifice to heaven.
Good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
Unfortunate increase, sincere and without blame.
Take the middle way and report to the prince with your seal.

Line 4 goes yang -
He walks in the middle and reports to the prince.
It is favourable to be an agent in the removal of the capital.

Line 5 goes yin -
If you come from the heart and do not question, greatest good fortune.
Genuine involvement is the virtue recognized.

Line 6 goes yin -
He increases no one.
Someone strikes him.
He is inconsistent.
Misfortune.

43.  Resolution, Breakthrough

Resolution in proclaiming the truth at the king’s court.
Danger.
Announce it to your own city.
Do not carry arms.
To have direction is favourable.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
To set out with a show of strength and then fail is a mistake.

Line 2 goes yin -
Warning cries at night.
Armed, no fear.

Line 3 goes yin -
Powerful cheekbones.
Misfortune.
The superior man is resolute and walks alone splashed with mud.
They speak against him but he is blameless.

Line 4 goes yin -
His thighs are without skin and walking is difficult.
If he would be led like a sheep all would be well,
but what is said is not heard.

Line 5 goes yin -
Ground-clinging plants.
The middle way is free of blame.

Line 6 goes yang -
No warning.
Misfortune.

44.  Meeting

Sudden meeting.
The woman is powerful.
Do not marry.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The wheel is held by a metal brake.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
A lean pig leaps about.

Line 2 goes yin -
There are fish in the tank.
It does not benefit the guests.
No error.

Line 3 goes yin -
No skin on his thighs.
He walks with difficulty.
Keeping alert he makes no error.

Line 4 goes yin -
No fish in the tank.
Misfortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
A melon wrapped in leaves is hidden.
Something falls from heaven.

Line 6 goes yin -
He approaches with his horns.
Regret but no error.

45.  Gathering Together

Gathering together.
Success.
The king approaches the temple.
To see the great man is an advantage, ensuring success.
Continuance in the way is rewarded.
Great sacrifice.  Good fortune.
Movement is helpful.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
When confidence does not last
there is sometimes gathering and sometimes scattering.
One cry, one clasp of a hand, and he laughs again.
Do not regret, the movement is without blame.

Line 2 goes yang -
Allowing oneself to be gathered in is an advantage.
No error.
A sacrifice furthers it.

Line 3 goes yang -
Gathering with sad feelings.
Aim is unfortunate yet moving is no error.
There is some regret.

Line 4 goes yin -
Great good fortune.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
The position of gathering together is no error.
If there are some not yet in this position
they need great continuance in the way, then regret disappears.

Line 6 goes yang -
Sighs and tears, but no error.

46.  Pushing Upwards, Ascending

Ascending.
Greatest success.
It is necessary to see the great man to get rid of anxiety.
Movement towards the south brings good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Confidence in the ascent.
Great good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
Genuine involvement in the sacrifice.
No error.

Line 3 goes yin -
He ascends into a more spacious city.

Line 4 goes yang -
The king sacrifices on mount Chi.
Great good fortune and no error.

Line 5 goes yang -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
The ascent is by steps.

Line 6 goes yang -
A dark ascent.
Great continuance in the way is needed.

47.  Exhaustion

Exhaustion restricts, leads to success
through continuance by the great man.
No error, but words spoken are not believed.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Entangled.
Naked branches in a dark valley.
For three years nothing happens.

Line 2 goes yin -
Exhaustion and too much meat and drink.
The man with the scarlet sash is just coming.
Sacrifice furthers.
Activity brings misfortune but there is no error.

Line 3 goes yang -
Exhausted by rock.
Leans upon thorns.
Enters his house and does not see his wife.
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
A slow arrival, exhausted in a golden carriage.
Some humiliation but he arrives.

Line 5 goes yin -
His nose and feet are cut off.
Opposition to the man with the scarlet sash.
Joy come slowly.
Sacrifice is needed.

Line 6 goes yang -
Exhausted by entanglement with creepers.
Moves unsurely and says he regrets it.
If the regret is genuinely felt his movements bring good fortune.

48.  The Well

The well.
A town may be moved but not a well.
A well keeps its level constant.
People come and go drawing water.
If the rope is too short, or the pitcher is broken, misfortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The bottom of the well is mud.
Animals do not go to an old well.

Line 2 goes yin -
Fish and hunting at the well-hole.
The pitcher is cracked and leaks.

Line 3 goes yin -
The well has been cleaned.
No one uses it which makes my heart sad.
If the king is wise the people share good fortune.

Line 4 goes yang -
The well is being tiled.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
The well water tastes cool and pure.

Line 6 goes yang -
The raising of the water is open to all.
Greatest good fortune.

49.  Revolution, Skin, Moulting

Revolution.
Not before it is seen will it be believed.
Great success.
Continuance in the way is fruitful.
Regret disappears.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Yellow oxhide.

Line 2 goes yang -
When completed, to advance brings good fortune.
No error.

Line 3 goes yin -
Movement brings misfortune.
Continuing brings danger.
After discussion three times confidence is made into action.

Line 4 goes yin -
Regret disappears.
Belief is established.
Changing the government brings good fortune.

Line 5 goes yin -
The great man acts as a tiger would.
He acts like the oracle itself.

Line 6 goes yang -
The superior man changes like a leopard.
The inferior man changes his face.
Movement brings misfortune.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

50.  The Cauldron

The cauldron.
Greatest good fortune.
Success.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The Ting is turned upside down to remove decaying matter.
A concubine for the sake of sons.

Line 2 goes yin -
The Ting is full.
The others are in trouble and cannot harm me.
Good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
The handles of the Ting are changed.
Progress is stopped.
The fat of the pheasant is not eaten.
Regret ends with the coming of rain.
In the end good fortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
The legs of the Ting break.
The prince’s meal is spilled and his person soiled.
Misfortune.

Line 5 goes yang -
The Ting has yellow handles with gold rings.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
The Ting has rings of jade.
Great good fortune.
Everything is favourable.

51.  Shock

Shock (thunder), success.
Shock then laughter.
Frightening tumult for 100 miles around.
He does not spill the sacrificial vessel.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Shock roars
then speaks smilingly.
Good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
Shock signals danger.
He loses his valuables and climbs nine hills.
He should not go after them, in seven days he will have them again.

Line 3 goes yang -
Thunder (shock) is impetuous;
reacting likewise is not harmful.

Line 4 goes yin -
Shock in mud.

Line 5 goes yang -
Shock comes and goes repeatedly.
Danger.
Nothing is lost and things need doing.

Line 6 goes yang -
Shock creates disorder and terrified eye movements.
Advance brings misfortune.
His neighbours are shocked but not he himself, no error.
The neighbours criticize him.

52.  Keeping Still, Contemplation

Stillness.
Keeping the back so still there is no feeling of body.
Walking in the courtyard he does not see the people.
No error.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Keeping the toes still.
No error.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
Keeping the calves still.
He is sad;
cannot assist the one he follows.

Line 3 goes yin -
Keeping the loins still.
Stiffening the sacrum.
The heart suffocates.

Line 4 goes yang -
Keeping the body still.
No error.

Line 5 goes yang -
Keeping the jaws still.
Words are in order.
Regret disappears.

Line 6 goes yin -
The most genuine stillness.
Good fortune.

53.  Gradual Progress

Gradual progress.
Like a maiden’s marriage, bringing good fortune.
Continuance in the way brings advantage.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The wild goose gradually approaches the shore.
The son has difficulties.
There is criticism but no error.

Line 2 goes yang -
The wild goose gradually approaches rock.
Contented eating and drinking.
Good fortune.

Line 3 goes yin -
The wild goose approaches a dry land.
The man goes out and does not return.
The woman is with child but does not give forth.
Misfortune.
It is time to ward off evil.

Line 4 goes yang -
The wild goose approaches a tree.
It may find a branch to land on.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
The wild goose approaches the crest of a hill.
Three years the woman has no child, then success comes.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
The wild goose gradually approaches the heights.
Its feathers are used in ritual.
Good fortune.

54.  The Maiden

The maiden seeks marriage.
Active undertakings bring misfortune.
No direction is favoured now.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
The maiden marries as a concubine.
A lame man can walk.
Active directions bring good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
The one-eyed man can see.
Continuance of the solitary man brings advantage.

Line 3 goes yang -
From being a servant she becomes a concubine.

Line 4 goes yin -
The maiden does not marry at the usual age,
she delays and makes a late marriage.

Line 5 goes yang -
The emperor’s daughter was married
in a gown less impressive than that of the serving maid.
The moon is nearly full, good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
The woman’s basket is empty.
When the man stabs a sheep no blood flows.
No direction is now favourable.

55.  Abundance, Fullness

Abundance is followed by success.
The king has abundance, do not feel anxious
but shine like the sun at midday.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
He meets a prince of equal rank.
Ten days they are together without error.
Going forward is favourable.

Line 2 goes yang -
His vision is obscured.
At midday he sees only a star.
Going forward; mistrust and aversion.

Line 3 goes yin -
Abundant obscuration.
A small star at midday.
He breaks his right arm.
No error.

Line 4 goes yin -
Obscuration.
The midday sun a small star.
He meets his ruler, who reflects him.
Good fortune.

Line 5 goes yang -
Afterwards there are wonderful variations passing.
Blessings and fame approach.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
Abundance within his house and within the wall.
Peering through the gate he sees no one.
For three years he sees no one.

56.  The Wanderer

The wanderer.
Success of what is small.
Continuance brings good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Entangling in trifling matters brings misfortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
The wanderer is safe at an inn and still has his valuables.
He has a loyal young servant.

Line 3 goes yin -
The inn which housed the wanderer burns down.
He loses his young servant.
There is danger.

Line 4 goes yin -
The wanderer finds shelter and rest.
He has his valuables and axe but his heart has no joy.

Line 5 goes yang -
He shoots a pheasant, loses an arrow.
The end brings praise and office.

Line 6 goes yin -
The bird burns up its own nest.
First the wanderer laughs but then weeps and cries out.
He carelessly loses his cow.
Misfortune.

57.  Gentle Penetration

Gentle penetration.
The small succeeds.
It is an advantage to have a direction and see the great man.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
Advancing and retreating.
Continuance like a warrior is advantageous.

Line 2 goes yin -
Under the bed.
Many priests and magicians.
Good fortune.  No error.

Line 3 goes yin -
Penetration is repeated.
Regret.

Line 4 goes yang -
Regret disappears.
Three kinds of game are caught.

Line 5 goes yin -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Regret disappears, everything brings advantage.
Not a beginning but an end.
Three days before and three days after.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
Under the bed.
He loses his valuables and his axe.
Continuing brings misfortune.

58.  Joy

Joy.  Success.
Continuance along the way is rewarding.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Joy of inner wholeness.
Good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
Genuine joy.
Good fortune.
No regret.

Line 3 goes yang -
Future joy.
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
Calculating joys brings restlessness.
Discarding the error brings happiness.

Line 5 goes yin -
Trusting in something that is disintegrating brings trouble.

Line 6 goes yang -
Alluring joy.

59.  Dispersing, Scattering

Dispersing or scattering.
Success.
The king approaches his temple.
It brings advantage to cross the great water.
Continuance in the way is rewarded.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
He helps with the strength of a horse.
Good fortune.

Line 2 goes yin -
Dispersion is occurring.
Hurry to protection and regret disappears.

Line 3 goes yang -
He dissolves his self-centre.
No regret.

Line 4 goes yang -
He disperses his grouping.
Greatest good fortune.
Scattering leads to re-grouping.
The ordinary man does not consider this.

Line 5 goes yin -
He makes great statements.
Perspiring, the king gives his valuables to the people.
No error.

Line 6 goes yin -
Scattering his blood.
Keeping at a distance.
No error.

60.  Limitation

Limitation (or restraint).
Success.
Do not persevere in excessive restraint.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Not to go out of the door and courtyard is without error.

Line 2 goes yin -
Not to go out of the door and courtyard brings misfortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
He acts without limitation then regrets it.
No error.

Line 4 goes yang -
Natural limitation.
Success.

Line 5 goes yin -
Voluntary restraint.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yang -
Limitation by pain.
Continuance brings misfortune, but regret will disappear.

61.  Inner Truth

Inward confidence.
Pigs and fishes.
To cross the great water brings advantage.
Continuance in the way is rewarding.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
Remaining inside,
prepared and at the place of direction rather than action,
brings good fortune;
otherwise there is worry.

Line 2 goes yin -
A crane calls in the shade.
Its young follow.
I have a fine goblet to share with you.

Line 3 goes yang -
He meets another.
He beats a drum starting and stopping.
He weeps and sings alternately.

Line 4 goes yang -
Nearly full moon.
A horse whose fellow disappears.
No error.

Line 5 goes yin -
Genuine truth.
Drawn together.
No error.

Line 6 goes yin -
A cock crows heavenwards.
Continuance brings misfortune.

62.  Success of what is Small

Success of what is small.
Continuance in the way is rewarding.
Small things not great ones should be entered into,
like bird song on the wing.
Remaining lowly brings good fortune.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The flying bird meets misfortune.

Line 2 goes yang -
He passes by a reference to his ancestor
and meets a reference to his past mother.
He does not reach the prince but meets the minister.
No error.

Line 3 goes yin -
Unless he is very careful someone will strike him from below
(or behind, or an inferior position).
Misfortune.

Line 4 goes yin -
No error.
He does not pass him by but accosts him.
Activity is dangerous and continuing caution is required.

Line 5 goes yang -
Dense clouds from our western land but no rain falls.
The prince shoots and hits one in the cave.

Line 6 goes yang -
He does not meet him but passes him by.
The bird flies from him.
Misfortune.
Natural and intended hurt.

63.  After Completion

After completion.
Success of the small.
Continuance in the way is rewarded.
Good fortune in beginnings, misfortune in endings.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yin -
He brakes the carriage wheels.
The tail is in the water.
No error.

Line 2 goes yang -
The lady in a carriage loses the blind to her window.
It will return after seven days, she should not go after it.

Line 3 goes yin -
The illustrious ancestor subdued the province of Kuei Fang
(the devil’s country) after three years.
Men of inferior ability would have been useless.

Line 4 goes yang -
Amongst fine silks are ragged clothes.
Be careful all day.

Line 5 goes yin -
Someone in the east sacrifices an ox
with less benefit than one in the west who makes a spring offering.

Line 6 goes yang -
His head is submerged in the water.
Danger.

64.  Before Completion

Before completion.
Success.
Little fox.  Crossing the ice.  Tail in the water.
No chosen direction is favourable now.

MOVING LINES

Line 1 goes yang -
The little fox gets his tail wet.
Disgrace.

Line 2 goes yin -
He brakes the wheels of his carriage.
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.

Line 3 goes yang -
The movement is not complete.
New directions are unfortunate.
The advantage comes in crossing the great water.

Line 4 goes yin -
Continuance in the way brings good fortune.
Subduing the land of Kuei (the land of the devils) took three years
and great rewards were gained.

Line 5 goes yang -
Continuance in the way brings reward.
No regret.
The attraction of the superior man has effect.
Good fortune.

Line 6 goes yin -
Confidence and feasting is no error.
If his head gets wet confidence is lost.

1.

Qian
HEAVEN

HEAVEN.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
HEAVEN.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  SUBMERGE DRAGON.  NOT ACT.
The DRAGON is SUBMERGED.  Do NOT ACT.

2.  SEE DRAGON IN FIELD.  FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
You SEE a DRAGON IN the FIELD.  It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

3.  NOBLE PERSON END DAY ENERGY ENERGY, EVENING VIGILANT THUS.
The NOBLE PERSON WORKS and WORKS till the END of the DAY, and is VIGILANT in the EVENING.

DANGER, NO HARM.
DANGER, NO HARM.

4.  PERHAPS LEAP IN POOL.  NO HARM.
PERHAPS the dragon is LEAPING IN the POOL.  NO HARM.

5.  FLY DRAGON IN SKY.  FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
The FLYING DRAGON is IN the SKY.  It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

TOP:  TOO-HIGH DRAGON.  HAVE REGRET.
The DRAGON flies TOO HIGH.  REGRETS.

Appended text:  SEE HOST DRAGON NO HEAD.  AUSPICIOUS.
You SEE a HOST of HEADLESS DRAGONS.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.

Kun
EARTH

EARTH.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE FEMALE HORSE OF OMEN.
EARTH.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  The OMEN OF the MARE is FAVORABLE.

NOBLE PERSON HAVE PURPOSE GO.  FIRST LOST, LATER GAIN MASTER.
The NOBLE PERSON PROCEEDS WITH a PURPOSE.  You may at FIRST be LOST, but LATER GAIN a MASTER.

FAVORABLE.  WEST SOUTH GAIN FRIEND, EAST NORTH LOSE FRIEND.
FAVORABLE.  A FRIEND will be GAINED in the SOUTHWEST, a FRIEND will be LOST in the NORTHEAST.

PEACE OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN of PEACE is AUSPICIOUS.

1.  TREAD FROST:  HARD ICE COME.
You are TREADING on FROST:  HARD ICE is COMING.

2.  STRAIGHT SQUARE GREAT:  NOT REVIEW, NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
STRAIGHT, SQUARE, and GREAT:  even WITHOUT REVIEW, there is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

3.  MAINTAIN INTEGRITY CAN DIVINE.
MAINTAIN your INTEGRITY and you CAN engage in DIVINATION.

PERHAPS UNDERTAKE KING AFFAIR.  NOT ACHIEVE HAVE END.
PERHAPS you will UNDERTAKE SERVICE to the KING.  NONACHIEVEMENT will COME to an END.

4.  DRAW-TIGHT SACK.  NO HARM NO PRAISE.
The SACK has been DRAWN TIGHT.  NEITHER HARM NOR PRAISE.

5.  YELLOW GARMENT.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
A YELLOW GARMENT.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

TOP:  DRAGON BATTLE IN FIELD.  THEIR BLOOD BLACK YELLOW.
DRAGONS BATTLE IN the FIELD.  THEIR BLOOD flows BLACK and YELLOW.

Appended text:  FAVORABLE ETERNAL OMEN.
The OMEN of ETERNITY is FAVORABLE.

3.

Zhun
DIFFICULTY

DIFFICULTY.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
DIFFICULTIES.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

NOT ACT HAVE PURPOSE GO.  FAVORABLE APPOINT NOBLEMAN.
Do NOT PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  It is FAVORABLE to APPOINT feudal PRINCES.

1.  STONE PILLAR:  FAVORABLE DWELL OMEN.
STONE PILLARS:  a FAVORABLE OMEN for REMAINING AT HOME.

FAVORABLE APPOINT PRINCE.
It is FAVORABLE to APPOINT feudal PRINCES.

2.  STUCK THUS BLOCKED THUS.  CHARIOT HORSE TEAM THUS.
You are STUCK AND BLOCKED.  CHARIOTS and HORSES arrayed in TEAMS.

ROBBER BANDIT MARRIAGE MATCH.
ROBBERS and BANDITS seeking MARRIAGE.

FEMALE PERSON OMEN:  NOT WED.  TEN YEAR THEN WED.
The OMEN of the WOMAN:  she shall NOT now be WED.  In TEN YEARS she shall be WED.

3.  APPROACH DEER NO VIGILANCE, MERELY ENTER INTO FOREST CENTER.
Those who HUNT DEER WITHOUT VIGILANCE MERELY STRAY INTO the DEPTHS of the FOREST.

NOBLE PERSON SUBTLE:  NOT LIKE ABANDON.
The NOBLE PERSON possesses SUBTLE understanding:  it is PREFERABLE to ABANDON the hunt.

GO MISFORTUNE.
GOING forth will bring MISFORTUNE.

4.  CHARIOT HORSE TEAM THUS.
CHARIOTS and HORSES arrayed in TEAMS.

SEEK MARRIAGE MATCH, GO AUSPICIOUS.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
In SEEKING MARRIAGE, it is AUSPICIOUS to GO forth.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

5.  SAVE ITS FAT.
SAVE the FAT of the hunted deer.

SMALL OMEN AUSPICIOUS, GREAT OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
AUSPICIOUS OMEN for SMALL matters, INAUSPICIOUS OMEN for GREAT matters.

TOP:  CHARIOT HORSE TEAM THUS.  TEAR BLOOD FLOW THUS.
CHARIOTS and HORSES arrayed in TEAMS.  TEARS and BLOOD will FLOW.

4.

Meng
IGNORANCE

IGNORANCE.  SACRIFICE.
IGNORANCE.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

NOT I SEEK CHILD IGNORANCE.
It was NOT I who SOUGHT the IGNORANT CHILD.

CHILD IGNORANCE SEEK ME.
It was the IGNORANT CHILD who SOUGHT ME.

FIRST DIVINATION TELL.  TWICE THRICE DISRESPECT.
When the DIVINATION was FIRST conducted, I SPOKE.  To ask TWICE and THRICE shows DISRESPECT.

DISRESPECT THEN NOT TELL FAVORABLE OMEN.
When there is DISRESPECT, I do NOT REVEAL a FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  EXPOSE IGNORANCE.
IGNORANCE is EXPOSED.

FAVORABLE ACT PUNISH PERSON, ACT REMOVE FETTER HANDCUFF,
It is FAVORABLE to PUNISH the PRISONER and to REMOVE his SHACKLES,

BUT GO MISFORTUNE.
BUT GOING forth will bring MISFORTUNE.

2.  CONTAIN IGNORANCE AUSPICIOUS.
It is AUSPICIOUS to be TOLERANT with the IGNORANT.

TAKE WIFE AUSPICIOUS.  SON CAN HOUSEHOLD.
It is AUSPICIOUS to CHOOSE a WIFE for the son.  The SON CAN establish a HOUSEHOLD.

3.  NOT ACT TAKE WOMAN.
Do NOT CHOOSE the WOMAN.

SEE GOLD MAN, NOT HAVE SELF.
She SEES the MAN and his GOLD, but she has LOST HERSELF.

NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

4.  SURROUND IGNORANCE.  MISFORTUNE.
IGNORANCE is all AROUND.  MISFORTUNE.

5.  CHILD IGNORANCE.  AUSPICIOUS.
An IGNORANT CHILD.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  ATTACK IGNORANCE, NOT FAVORABLE ACT ENEMY.
In DISPELLING IGNORANCE, it is NOT FAVORABLE to ACT as an ENEMY.

FAVORABLE WARD-OFF ENEMY.
It is FAVORABLE to WARD OFF ENEMIES.

5.

Xu
WAITING

WAIT.  HAVE TRUST GLORY.  SACRIFICE.
WAITING.  TRUST and GLORY.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

1.  WAIT IN COUNTRYSIDE.
You WAIT IN the COUNTRYSIDE.

FAVORABLE ACT CONSTANT.  NO HARM.
It is FAVORABLE to ACT with CONSTANCY.  NO HARM.

2.  WAIT IN SAND.  SMALL HAVE SPEECH.  END AUSPICIOUS.
You WAIT IN the SAND.  A SMALL DISCUSSION.  The END will be AUSPICIOUS.

3.  WAIT IN MUD.  CAUSE ENEMY ARRIVE.
You WAIT IN the MUD.  This CAUSES ENEMIES to COME.

4.  WAIT AT BLOOD.  EXIT FROM CAVE.
You WAIT IN the presence of BLOOD.  You EMERGE FROM the CAVE.

5.  WAIT AT WINE FOOD.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
You WAIT IN the presence of FOOD and WINE.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  ENTER TO CAVE HAVE NOT INVITE [PART] GUEST THREE PERSON COME.
ENTERING INTO the CAVE there COME THREE UNINVITED GUESTS.

RESPECT THEM END AUSPICIOUS.
RESPECT THEM and the END will be AUSPICIOUS.

6.

Song
A DISPUTE

DISPUTE.  HAVE TRUST, OBSTRUCT.  VIGILANT.
A DISPUTE.  There IS TRUST, yet there are OBSTRUCTIONS.  Be VIGILANT.

MIDDLE AUSPICIOUS, END INAUSPICIOUS.
MIDWAY all things are AUSPICIOUS, but the END will bring ILL FATE.

FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

NOT FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
It is NOT FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

1.  NOT PERPETUAL [PART] AFFAIR.  SMALL HAVE SPEECH.
It is NOT beneficial to PERSIST in the AFFAIR.  A SMALL DISCUSSION.

END AUSPICIOUS.
The END will be AUSPICIOUS.

2.  NOT CAN DISPUTE.  RETURN AND FLEE.
Do NOT DISPUTE.  RETURN home!  FLEE!

THE CITY PERSON THREE HUNDRED HOUSEHOLD, NO ERROR.
THE TOWNSPEOPLE, THREE HUNDRED HOUSEHOLDS, commit NO ERROR.

3.  NOURISH OLD VIRTUE.  OMEN DANGER, END AUSPICIOUS.
NOURISH ANCIENT VIRTUE.  An OMEN of DANGER, but the END will be AUSPICIOUS.

PERHAPS UNDERTAKE KING AFFAIR.  NOT ACHIEVE.
PERHAPS you will UNDERTAKE SERVICE to the KING.  NO ACHIEVEMENT.

4.  NOT CAN DISPUTE.  RETURN APPROACH FATE.
Do NOT DISPUTE.  APPROACHING FATE RETURNS.

CHANGE-OF-HEART.  PEACE OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
A CHANGE OF HEART.  The OMEN of PEACE is AUSPICIOUS.

5.  DISPUTE.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
A DISPUTE.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

TOP:  PERHAPS GRANT WHICH LEATHER BELT.
A LEATHER BELT WHICH will PERHAPS be GRANTED.

END MORNING THREE STRIP IT.
IT will be STRIPPED off THRICE by the END of the MORNING.

7.

Shi
THE ARMY

ARMY.  OMEN POWERFUL-MALE PERSON AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
The ARMY.  The OMEN of the POWERFUL MAN is AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.

1.  ARMY EXIT TAKE DISCIPLINE, OTHERWISE AMASS INAUSPICIOUS.
When the ARMY MARCHES forth APPLY DISCIPLINE LEST you AMASS ILL FATE.

2.  IN ARMY CENTER AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
AUSPICIOUS for those IN the MIDST of the ARMY.  NO HARM.

KING THREE GRANT RANK.
The KING THRICE GRANTS titles of RANK.

3.  ARMY PERHAPS CART CORPSE.  INAUSPICIOUS.
PERHAPS the ARMY is CARTING CORPSES.  INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  ARMY LEFT STOPOVER.  NO HARM.
The ARMY makes its ENCAMPMENT on the LEFT.  NO HARM.

5.  FIELD HAVE FOWL.  FAVORABLE HOLD SPEECH.  NO HARM.
FOWL in the FIELD.  It is FAVORABLE to REFRAIN from SPEAKING.  NO HARM.

ELDER SON COMMAND ARMY, YOUNGER SON CART CORPSE.
The ELDER SON COMMANDS the ARMY, the YOUNGER SON is CARTING CORPSES.

OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  GREAT PRINCE HAVE DESTINY.  FOUND STATE CONTINUE FAMILY.
The GREAT PRINCE FOLLOWS his DESTINY.  He FOUNDS a STATE and PERPETUATES the DYNASTY.

SMALL PERSON NOT ACT.
The LOWLY PERSON must NOT ACT.

8.

Bi
STANDING TOGETHER

STAND-TOGETHER.  AUSPICIOUS.  PRIMAL ORACLE:  FUNDAMENTAL ETERNAL OMEN.
STANDING TOGETHER.  AUSPICIOUS.  The PRIMAL ORACLE:  the FUNDAMENTAL and ETERNAL OMEN.

NO HARM.
NO HARM.

NOT PEACEFUL PLACE COME, LATER MAN INAUSPICIOUS.
In COMING from the PLACE of STRIFE, the LATER MAN will meet with ILL FATE.

1.  HAVE TRUST STAND-TOGETHER HIM.  NO HARM.
If there IS TRUST, STAND TOGETHER with HIM.  NO HARM.

HAVE TRUST FULL EARTHENWARE:  END COME HAVE IT.  AUSPICIOUS.
TRUST is like a FULL EARTHEN JAR:  when the END COMES you will HAVE ENOUGH.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  STAND-TOGETHER HIM FROM WITHIN.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
STAND TOGETHER with HIM INWARDLY.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  STAND-TOGETHER HIM BANDIT PERSON.
Those who STAND TOGETHER with HIM are BANDITS.

4.  OUTWARD STAND-TOGETHER HIM.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
STAND TOGETHER with HIM OUTWARDLY.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

5.  MANIFEST STAND-TOGETHER.
STANDING TOGETHER is MANIFESTED.

KING ACT THREE DRIVE.  LOSE FORWARD FOWL.
The KING DRIVES out the game birds THRICE.  He LOSES the FORWARD-running FOWL.

CITY PERSON NOT ADMONISH.  AUSPICIOUS.
The TOWNSPEOPLE have NOT been ADMONISHED.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  STAND-TOGETHER HIM NO HEAD.  INAUSPICIOUS.
Those who STAND TOGETHER with HIM will LOSE their HEADS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

9.

Xiao Chu
SMALL CATTLE

SMALL CATTLE.  SACRIFICE.
A SMALL offering of CATTLE.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

THICK CLOUD NOT RAIN, FROM MY WEST COUNTRYSIDE.
THICK CLOUDS WITHOUT RAIN, approaching FROM MY WESTERN FIELDS.

1.  RETURN FROM ROAD:  HOW THIS HARM?  AUSPICIOUS.
You RETURN FROM a JOURNEY:  HOW could there be HARM in THIS?  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  LEAD RETURN.  AUSPICIOUS.
You LEAD the RETURN.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  CART CAST SPOKE.  HUSBAND WIFE CONTRARY EYE.
The CART CASTS off SPOKES.  HUSBAND and WIFE do NOT see EYE to eye.

4.  HAVE TRUST, BLOOD GO, VIGILANT EXIT.  NO HARM.
If there IS TRUST, BLOODSHED will CEASE, but DEPART with VIGILANCE.  NO HARM.

5.  HAVE TRUST TIGHT THUS, WEALTHY TAKE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
If there IS SOLID TRUST, WEALTH will be FOUND in YOUR NEIGHBOR.

TOP:  BOTH RAIN AND PLACE.  STILL VIRTUE EVERYWHERE.  WOMAN OMEN DANGER.
RAIN, AND a PLACE of shelter.  VIRTUE REMAINS EVERYWHERE.  An OMEN of DANGER for the WOMAN.

MOON NEARLY FULL.  NOBLE PERSON ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.
The MOON is NEARLY FULL.  INAUSPICIOUS for the NOBLE PERSON to ADVANCE.

10.

Lu
TREADING

TREAD TIGER TAIL.  NOT BITE PERSON.  SACRIFICE.
You are TREADING on the TIGER’S TAIL.  The tiger does NOT BITE.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

1.  SIMPLE TREAD GO.  NO HARM.
In GOING forth, TREAD with SIMPLICITY.  NO HARM.

2.  TREAD PATH SMOOTH SMOOTH.  SECLUDED PERSON OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
You are TREADING on a SMOOTH and LEVEL PATH.  For the PERSON in SECLUSION, the OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  HALF-BLIND CAN SEE, LAME CAN TREAD.
The HALF-BLIND CAN SEE, the LAME CAN WALK.

TREAD TIGER TAIL.  BITE PERSON.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You are TREADING on the TIGER’S TAIL.  The tiger BITES.  INAUSPICIOUS.

MILITARY PERSON ACT AT GREAT PRINCE.
The WARRIOR ACTS FOR the GREAT PRINCE.

4.  TREAD TIGER TAIL.  FRIGHTFUL FRIGHTFUL.  END AUSPICIOUS.
You are TREADING on the TIGER’S TAIL.  FRIGHTFUL and TERRIFYING.  The END will be AUSPICIOUS.

5.  STRIDE TREAD.  OMEN DANGER.
You are TREADING with great STRIDES.  An OMEN of DANGER.

TOP:  SEE TREAD CONSIDER AUSPICIOUS.  [PART] SOON MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
WATCH your STEPS and CONSIDER GOOD FORTUNE.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen will SOON be seen.

11.

Tai
PEACE

PEACE.  SMALL GO, GREAT COME.  AUSPICIOUS.  SACRIFICE.
PEACE.  SMALL things GO, GREAT things COME.  AUSPICIOUS.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

1.  PULL REED:  ROOT TAKE THEIR GATHERING.  ADVANCE AUSPICIOUS.
PULL up the REEDS:  GATHER THEM at the ROOTS.  AUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

2.  EMBRACE WASTELAND, ACT FORD RIVER, NOT FAR LEAVE FRIEND.
EMBRACE the WASTELAND and FORD the RIVER, but do NOT LEAVE FRIENDS FAR behind.

PERISH, GAIN STILL AT MIDDLE GO.
Though friends have PERISHED, there will STILL be GAINS IN MID COURSE.

3.  NO PLAIN NOT UNEVEN, NO GO NOT RETURN.
There is NO PLAIN WITHOUT UNEVEN places, there is NO GOING that does NOT RETURN.

DIFFICULT OMEN.  NO HARM.
An OMEN of DIFFICULTIES.  NO HARM.

NOT CONCERN THEIR TRUST:  IN FOOD HAVE GOOD-FORTUNE.
Do NOT be CONCERNED with securing THEIR TRUST:  IN the FOOD offering IS GOOD FORTUNE.

4.  GRACEFUL GRACEFUL.  NOT WEALTHY TAKE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
GRACE and ELEGANCE.  POVERTY will OCCUR through YOUR NEIGHBOR.

NOT ADMONISH TAKE TRUST.
ADMONISH NO ONE and ESTABLISH TRUST.

5.  EMPEROR YI MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER.  TAKE HAPPINESS.
EMPEROR YI gives his YOUNGER SISTER in MARRIAGE.  HAPPINESS.

MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

TOP:  WALL RETURN IN MOAT.  NOT USE ARMY.
The WALL COLLAPSES INTO the MOAT.  Do NOT SEND out the ARMY.

FROM CITY ANNOUNCE COMMAND.  OMEN MISFORTUNE.
COMMANDS are ISSUED FROM the CITY.  An OMEN of MISFORTUNE.

12.

Pi
OBSTRUCTION

OBSTRUCT HIM BANDIT PERSON.
Those who OBSTRUCT HIM are BANDITS.

NOT FAVORABLE NOBLE PERSON OMEN.  GREAT GO, SMALL COME.
The OMEN of the NOBLE PERSON is UNFAVORABLE.  GREAT things GO, SMALL things COME.

1.  PULL REED:  ROOT TAKE THEIR GATHERING.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
PULL up the REEDS:  GATHER THEM at the ROOTS.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

SACRIFICE.
Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

2.  WRAP CARRY.  SMALL PERSON AUSPICIOUS.  GREAT PERSON OBSTRUCT.
WRAP up the offering and CARRY it.  AUSPICIOUS for the LOWLY.  The GREAT PERSON will be OBSTRUCTED.

SACRIFICE.
Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

3.  WRAP DELICACY.
WRAP up the DELICACIES.

4.  HAVE DESTINY.  NO HARM.  CULTIVATE RADIANT HAPPINESS.
DESTINY.  NO HARM.  CULTIVATE RADIANT HAPPINESS.

5.  CEASE OBSTRUCT.  GREAT PERSON AUSPICIOUS.
OBSTRUCTIONS CEASE.  AUSPICIOUS for the GREAT PERSON.

SOMEONE PERISH, SOMEONE PERISH, TIE TO LUXURIANT MULBERRY.
SOMEONE shall PERISH, SOMEONE shall PERISH, TIED to the BURGEONING MULBERRY tree!

TOP:  COLLAPSE OBSTRUCT:  FIRST OBSTRUCT, THEN JOY.
OBSTRUCTIONS COLLAPSE:  at FIRST there are OBSTRUCTIONS, THEN JOY.

13.

Tong Ren
GATHERING

GATHER PERSON IN FIELD.  SACRIFICE.
PEOPLE GATHER IN the FIELD.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

FAVORABLE NOBLE PERSON OMEN.
The OMEN of the NOBLE PERSON is FAVORABLE.

1.  GATHER PERSON AT GATE.  NO HARM.
PEOPLE GATHER AT the GATE.  NO HARM.

2.  GATHER PERSON AT ANCESTOR.  MISFORTUNE.
PEOPLE GATHER AT the ANCESTRAL temple.  MISFORTUNE.

3.  LIE ARMY IN GRASS.
The ARMY LIES in ambush IN the GRASS.

ASCEND THE HIGH HILL.  THREE YEAR NOT PREVAIL.
SCALE THE HIGH HILLS.  For THREE YEARS you shall NOT PREVAIL.

4.  RIDE THE WALL, NOT CAN ATTACK.  AUSPICIOUS.
Enemies RIDE up to THE WALL, but CANNOT ATTACK.  AUSPICIOUS.

5.  GATHER PERSON.  FIRST CRY WAIL BUT LATER LAUGH.
The PEOPLE GATHER.  FIRST they CRY and WAIL, BUT LATER there is LAUGHTER.

GREAT ARMY CAN MUTUALLY MEET.
The GREAT ARMIES CAN MEET.

TOP:  GATHER PERSON IN COUNTRYSIDE.  NO REGRET.
PEOPLE GATHER IN the COUNTRYSIDE.  NO REGRETS.

14.

Da You
GREAT POSSESSION

GREAT POSSESS.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.
GREAT POSSESSION.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.

1.  NO MUTUAL INJURY, NO HARM.  DIFFICULT BUT NO HARM.
NO MUTUAL INJURY or HARM.  DIFFICULTIES, BUT NO HARM.

2.  GREAT CART TAKE LOAD.  HAVE PURPOSE GO.  NO HARM.
The GREAT CART is LOADED.  PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  NO HARM.

3.  DUKE ACT SACRIFICE AT HEAVEN SON.  SMALL PERSON NOT CAN.
The DUKE CONDUCTS a SACRIFICE BEFORE the EMPEROR.  The LOWLY CANNOT do this.

4.  NOT [PART] OVERBEARING.  NO HARM.
Do NOT be OVERBEARING.  NO HARM.

5.  THEIR TRUST MUTUAL THUS, STRONG THUS.  AUSPICIOUS.
THEIR TRUST is MUTUAL and STRONG.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  FROM HEAVEN PROTECT THEM.  AUSPICIOUS.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
THEY receive HEAVENLY PROTECTION.  AUSPICIOUS.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

15.

Qian
MODESTY

MODESTY.  SACRIFICE.  NOBLE PERSON HAVE END.
MODESTY.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  The NOBLE PERSON COMPLETES what he undertakes.

1.  MODESTY MODESTY.  NOBLE PERSON ACT FORD GREAT RIVER.  AUSPICIOUS.
MODESTY ALWAYS.  The NOBLE PERSON FORDS the GREAT RIVER.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  EXPRESS MODESTY.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
EXPRESS MODESTY.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  LABOR MODESTY.  NOBLE PERSON HAVE END.  AUSPICIOUS.
LABOR in MODESTY.  The NOBLE PERSON COMPLETES what he undertakes.  AUSPICIOUS.

4.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.  INDICATE MODESTY.
There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.  SHOW MODESTY.

5.  NOT WEALTH TAKE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
POVERTY will OCCUR through YOUR NEIGHBOR.

FAVORABLE ACT INVADE ATTACK.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
It is FAVORABLE to INVADE and ATTACK.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

TOP:  EXPRESS MODESTY.  FAVORABLE ACT ENGAGE ARMY, SUBDUE CITY NATION.
EXPRESS MODESTY.  It is FAVORABLE to SEND out the ARMY, SUBDUING CITIES and NATIONS.

16.

Yu
HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS.  FAVORABLE APPOINT PRINCE, ENGAGE ARMY.
HAPPINESS.  It is FAVORABLE to APPOINT feudal PRINCES and to SEND out the ARMY.

1.  EXPRESS HAPPINESS.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You EXPRESS HAPPINESS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

2.  ARMOR ON ROCK, NOT END DAY.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
There is ARMOR ON the ROCK, but it is GONE by END of the DAY.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  RAISE-EYES HAPPINESS.  REGRET:  DELAY HAVE REGRET.
RAISE your EYES to HAPPINESS.  REGRETS:  DELAY will BRING REGRETS.

4.  CAUSE HAPPINESS.  GREAT HAVE GAIN.
A CAUSE for HAPPINESS.  GREAT GAINS.

NOT DOUBT:  FRIEND JOIN CLASP.
Do NOT DOUBT:  FRIENDS will JOIN like a CLASP.

5.  OMEN ILLNESS LASTING, NOT DIE.
An OMEN of LASTING ILLNESS, but you shall NOT DIE.

TOP:  DARK HAPPINESS.  ACHIEVE HAVE CHANGE-OF-HEART.  NO HARM.
HAPPINESS in a DARK place.  ACHIEVEMENT BRINGS a CHANGE OF HEART.  NO HARM.

17.

Sui
FOLLOWING

FOLLOWING.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  NO HARM.
FOLLOWING.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.  NO HARM.

1.  OFFICIAL HAVE CHANGE-OF-HEART.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
OFFICIALS HAVE a CHANGE OF HEART.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

EXIT GATE MEET HAVE MERITORIOUS-ACHIEVEMENT.
To EXIT through the GATE and MEET will BRING MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS.

2.  TIE SMALL BOY, LOSE POWERFUL-MALE MAN.
You are TIED to the SMALL BOY, but LOSE the POWERFUL MAN.

3.  TIE POWERFUL-MALE MAN, LOSE SMALL BOY.
You are TIED to the POWERFUL MAN, but LOSE the SMALL BOY.

FOLLOW HAVE SEEK GAIN.  FAVORABLE DWELL OMEN.
FOLLOWING BRINGS the GAINS that are SOUGHT.  A FAVORABLE OMEN for REMAINING AT HOME.

4.  FOLLOWING HAVE ACQUIRE.  OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
FOLLOWING BRINGS ACQUISITIONS.  The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

HAVE TRUST ON ROAD, TAKE CLEAR.  HOW HARM?
MAINTAINING TRUST ON the ROAD BRINGS CLARITY.  HOW could there be HARM?

5.  TRUST IN EXCELLENT.  AUSPICIOUS.
TRUST IN EXCELLENCE.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  SEIZE TIE HIM, THEN FROM BOND HIM.
SEIZE and TIE HIM, THEN release HIM FROM his BONDS.

KING ACT SACRIFICE AT WEST MOUNTAIN.
The KING CONDUCTS a SACRIFICE AT the WESTERN MOUNTAIN.

18.

Gu
CORRUPTION

CORRUPTION.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
CORRUPTION.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

BEFORE ARMOR THREE DAY, AFTER ARMOR THREE DAY.
Wearing ARMOR THREE DAYS BEFORE, wearing ARMOR THREE DAYS AFTER.

1.  DO FATHER [PART] CORRUPTION.
DEAL with CORRUPTION caused BY the FATHER.

HAVE SON, DECEASED-FATHER NO BLAME.  DANGER, END AUSPICIOUS.
If there IS a SON, the DECEASED FATHER shall suffer NO BLAME. DANGER, but the END will be AUSPICIOUS.

2.  DO MOTHER [PART] CORRUPTION.  NOT CAN DIVINE.
DEAL with CORRUPTION caused BY the MOTHER.  Do NOT engage in DIVINATION.

3.  DO FATHER [PART] CORRUPTION.
DEAL with CORRUPTION caused BY the FATHER.

SMALL HAVE REGRET.  NO GREAT HARM.
REGRETS about SMALL matters.  NO GREAT HARM.

4.  ENRICH FATHER [PART] CORRUPT.  GO SEE MISFORTUNE.
ENRICH what was CORRUPTED BY the FATHER.  When GOING forth, you will SEE MISFORTUNE.

5.  DO FATHER [PART] CORRUPTION.  USE PRAISE.
DEAL with CORRUPTION caused BY the FATHER.  EXPRESS PRAISE.

TOP:  NOT AFFAIR KING NOBLEMAN.  HIGH VALUE YOUR AFFAIR.
Do NOT SERVE KINGS and NOBLES.  Place a HIGH VALUE on YOUR own AFFAIRS.

19.

Lin
APPROACHING

APPROACH.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
APPROACHING.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

ARRIVE AT EIGHT MOON HAVE INAUSPICIOUS.
The ARRIVAL OF the EIGHTH MONTH BRINGS ILL FATE.

1.  UNITE APPROACH.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
A UNITED APPROACH.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

2.  UNITE APPROACH.  AUSPICIOUS.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
A UNITED APPROACH.  AUSPICIOUS.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

3.  PLEASANT APPROACH.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
You APPROACH AGREEABLY.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

ALREADY GRIEVE IT.  NO HARM.
There has ALREADY been GRIEVING about THIS.  NO HARM.

4.  ARRIVE APPROACH.  NO HARM.
You ARRIVE and APPROACH.  NO HARM.

5.  KNOW APPROACH.  GREAT PRINCE [PART] BEFIT.  AUSPICIOUS.
One must KNOW how to APPROACH.  This BEFITS a GREAT PRINCE.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  HONESTY APPROACH.  AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
You APPROACH with HONESTY.  AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.

20.

Guan
VIEWING

VIEW.  ABLUTION BUT NOT WORSHIP.  HAVE TRUST NOBLE THUS.
VIEWING.  The ABLUTIONS have been made, BUT there is NO WORSHIP.  MAINTAINING TRUST is a NOBLE thing.

1.  CHILD VIEW.  SMALL PERSON NO HARM.  NOBLE PERSON MISFORTUNE.
VIEWING like a CHILD.  NO HARM for the LOWLY.  MISFORTUNE for the NOBLE PERSON.

2.  PEER VIEW.  FAVORABLE WOMAN OMEN.
VIEWING by PEERING in.  The OMEN of the WOMAN is FAVORABLE.

3.  VIEW MY LIFE.  ADVANCE RETREAT.
VIEWING MY LIFE.  ADVANCING and RETREATING.

4.  VIEW NATION OF GLORY.  FAVORABLE ACT GUEST AT KING.
VIEWING the GLORY OF the NATION.  It is FAVORABLE to BE the GUEST OF the KING.

5.  VIEW MY LIFE.  NOBLE PERSON NO HARM.
VIEWING MY LIFE.  The NOBLE PERSON will suffer NO HARM.

TOP:  VIEW THEIR LIFE.  NOBLE PERSON NO HARM.
VIEWING THEIR LIVES.  The NOBLE PERSON will suffer NO HARM.

21.

Shi He
BITING AND SNAPPING

BITE SNAP.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE USE LAW.
BITING and SNAPPING.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  It is FAVORABLE to INVOKE the LAW.

1.  SANDAL STOCK DESTROY FOOT.  NO HARM.
SANDALS in the STOCKS, DESTRUCTION of the FEET.  NO HARM.

2.  BITE FLESH DESTROY NOSE.  NO HARM.
BITING through FLESH, DESTRUCTION of the NOSE.  NO HARM.

3.  BITE CURE MEAT:  MEET POISON.
You BITE into CURED MEAT:  you FIND POISON.

SMALL MISFORTUNE.  NO HARM.
A MINOR MISFORTUNE.  NO HARM.

4.  BITE DRY BONE:  GAIN GOLD ARROW.
You BITE into DRY BONES:  you FIND a GOLDEN ARROW.

FAVORABLE DIFFICULT OMEN.  AUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN of DIFFICULTY is FAVORABLE.  AUSPICIOUS.

5.  BITE DRY MEAT:  GAIN YELLOW GOLD.
You BITE into DRIED MEAT:  you FIND YELLOW GOLD.

OMEN DANGER.  NO HARM.
An OMEN of DANGER.  NO HARM.

TOP:  WHY STOCK?  DESTROY EAR.  INAUSPICIOUS.
WHY must the STOCKS be used?  DESTRUCTION of the EARS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

22.

Bi
ADORNMENT

ADORN.  SACRIFICE.  SMALL FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
ADORNMENT.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  In SMALL matters, it is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  ADORN THE FOOT.  ABANDON CART AND WALK.
THE FEET are ADORNED.  ABANDON the CART AND WALK.

2.  ADORN THE BEARD.
THE BEARD is ADORNED.

3.  ADORN THUS MOIST THUS.  ETERNAL OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
ADORNED and ANOINTED.  The OMEN of ETERNITY is AUSPICIOUS.

4.  ADORN THUS WHITE THUS:  WHITE HORSE SOAR THUS.
ADORNED and WHITE:  the WHITE HORSE is SOARING.

ROBBER BANDIT MARRIAGE MATCH.
ROBBERS and BANDITS seeking MARRIAGE.

5.  ADORN IN HILL GARDEN.  BUNDLE SILK THIN THIN.
ADORNED AMIDST HILLS and GARDENS.  The BUNDLE of SILK is VERY THIN.

MISFORTUNE, END AUSPICIOUS.
MISFORTUNE, but the END will be AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  WHITE ADORN.  NO HARM.
ADORNED in WHITE.  NO HARM.

23.

Bo
SPLITTING

SPLIT.  NOT FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
SPLITTING.  It is NOT FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  SPLIT BED TAKE FOOT.  DISDAIN OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
You SPLIT the BED and INJURE your FOOT.  To DISREGARD the OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

2.  SPLIT BED TAKE DEMARCATE.  DISDAIN OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
You SPLIT the BED to SHOW the DEMARCATION.  To DISREGARD the OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

3.  SPLIT IT.  NO HARM.
You SPLIT the BED.  NO HARM.

4.  SPLIT BED TAKE SKIN.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You SPLIT the BED and INJURE your SKIN.  INAUSPICIOUS.

5.  STRING FISH TAKE PALACE PERSON:  FAVOR.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
TAKE a STRING of FISH to the OCCUPANT of the PALACE:  you will find FAVOR.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

TOP:  RICH FRUIT NOT EAT.
Do NOT EAT RICH FRUITS.

NOBLE PERSON GAIN CART, SMALL PERSON SPLIT HUT.
The NOBLE PERSON GAINS a CART, but the HUTS of the LOWLY are DESTROYED.

24.

Fu
RETURNING

RETURN.  SACRIFICE.  EXIT ENTER NO AFFLICTION.  FRIEND COME.  NO HARM.
RETURNING.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  GOING and COMING, there will be NO AFFLICTION.  FRIENDS ARRIVE.  NO HARM.

REVERSE RETURN THE ROAD.  SEVEN DAY COME RETURN.
REVERSING and RETURNING on THE ROAD.  You RETURN after SEVEN DAYS.

FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  NOT FAR RETURN.  NO GREAT REGRET.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
You RETURN from NEARBY.  NO GREAT REGRETS.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

2.  REST RETURN.  AUSPICIOUS.
You RETURN RESTED.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  URGENT RETURN.  DANGER, NO HARM.
You RETURN with URGENCY.  There is DANGER, but NO HARM.

4.  MIDDLE GO ALONE RETURN.
You RETURN ALONE in MID COURSE.

5.  SINCERE RETURN.  NO REGRET.
You RETURN with SINCERITY.  NO REGRETS.

TOP:  LOST RETURN.  INAUSPICIOUS.  HAVE CALAMITY ERROR.
You RETURN after being LOST.  INAUSPICIOUS.  CALAMITY and ERROR.

ACT ENGAGE ARMY, END HAVE GREAT DEFEAT.
ENGAGING the ARMY will END in a GREAT DEFEAT.

TAKE THE NATION PRINCE INAUSPICIOUS.
INAUSPICIOUS FOR THE RULER of the NATION.

UNTIL AT TEN YEAR NOT CAN ADVANCE.
FOR TEN YEARS the army MUST NOT ADVANCE.

25.

Wu Wang
THE UNEXPECTED

NOT EXPECT.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
The UNEXPECTED.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

YOU NOT HONEST HAVE ERROR.  NOT FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
In acting WITHOUT HONESTY, YOU will BE in ERROR.  It is NOT FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  NOT EXPECT GO.  AUSPICIOUS.
You GO forth UNEXPECTEDLY.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  NOT PLOW HARVEST, NOT CLEAR-LAND PLANT,
If you can HARVEST WITHOUT PLOWING, if you can PLANT WITHOUT CLEARING the LAND,

THEN FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
THEN it will be FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

3.  NOT EXPECT [PART] CALAMITY.  PERHAPS TIE [PART] OX.
An UNEXPECTED CALAMITY.  PERHAPS a TETHERED OX.

GO PERSON OF GAIN, CITY PERSON OF CALAMITY.
GAIN FOR the TRAVELER, CALAMITY FOR the TOWNSPEOPLE.

4.  CAN DIVINE.  NO HARM.
You CAN engage in DIVINATION.  NO HARM.

5.  NOT EXPECT [PART] AFFLICTION.  NOT MEDICINE HAVE HAPPY.
An UNEXPECTED AFFLICTION.  WITHOUT MEDICINE all will end HAPPILY.

TOP:  NOT EXPECT GO.  HAVE ERROR.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
An UNEXPECTED VOYAGE.  An ERROR.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

26.

Da Chu
GREAT CATTLE

GREAT CATTLE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  NOT HOME DINE AUSPICIOUS.
A GREAT offering of CATTLE.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.  AUSPICIOUS to DINE AWAY from HOME.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

1.  HAVE DANGER.  FAVORABLE DESIST.
DANGER.  It is FAVORABLE to DESIST.

2.  CART CAST SPOKE.
The CART CASTS off SPOKES.

3.  FINE HORSE CHASE.  FAVORABLE DIFFICULT OMEN.
You give CHASE on a FINE HORSE.  The OMEN of DIFFICULTY is FAVORABLE.

DAY IDLE CART GUARD.  FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
CARTS and GUARDS stand IDLE for a DAY.  It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

4.  CHILD OX OF STALL.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
The STALL OF a CALF.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

5.  GELD BOAR OF TUSK.  AUSPICIOUS.
The TUSK OF a GELDED BOAR.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  HOW HEAVEN OF WAY?  SACRIFICE.
HOW can one gain the WAY OF HEAVEN?  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

27.

Yi
CHEEKS

CHEEK.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  VIEW CHEEK.  SELF SEEK MOUTH SUBSTANCE.
CHEEKS.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  VIEW the CHEEKS.  SEEK SUSTENANCE for YOURSELF.

1.  ABANDON YOUR SPIRIT TORTOISE.  VIEW MY BUNCH CHEEK.  INAUSPICIOUS.
ABANDON YOUR TORTOISE shell DIVINATION.  VIEW MY SWOLLEN CHEEKS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

2.  TOPPLE CHEEK.  REJECT PATH AT HILL CHEEK.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.
SUNKEN CHEEKS.  REJECT the PATH AT the ROUNDED HILL.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

3.  REJECT CHEEK.  OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
REJECT the CHEEKS.  The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

TEN YEAR NOT ACT.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
Do NOT ACT for TEN YEARS.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

4.  TOPPLE CHEEK.  AUSPICIOUS.
SUNKEN CHEEKS.  AUSPICIOUS.

TIGER WATCH STARE STARE.  IT DESIRE CHASE CHASE.  NO HARM.
The TIGER WATCHES, STARING, STARING.  IT LONGS to run in SWIFT PURSUIT.  NO HARM.

5.  REJECT PATH.  DWELL OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
REJECT the PATH.  An AUSPICIOUS OMEN for REMAINING AT HOME.

NOT CAN FORD GREAT RIVER.
Do NOT FORD the GREAT RIVER.

TOP:  BECAUSE-OF CHEEK:  DANGER AUSPICIOUS.
BECAUSE OF the CHEEKS:  even in DANGER, the omen is AUSPICIOUS.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

28.

Da Guo
GREAT EXCESS

GREAT EXCESS.  RIDGEPOLE TWIST.  FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.  SACRIFICE.
GREAT EXCESS.  The RIDGEPOLE is TWISTED.  It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

1.  WRAP USE WHITE REED.  NO HARM.
USE WHITE REEDS to WRAP the offering.  NO HARM.

2.  WITHER WILLOW BEAR SHOOT.
The WITHERED WILLOW BRINGS forth SHOOTS.

OLD MAN GAIN HIS WOMAN WIFE.
The OLD MAN GAINS A WIFE.

NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

3.  RIDGEPOLE TWIST.  INAUSPICIOUS.
The RIDGEPOLE is TWISTED.  INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  RIDGEPOLE STURDY.  AUSPICIOUS.  HAVE OTHER MISFORTUNE.
The RIDGEPOLE is STURDY.  AUSPICIOUS.  If you UNDERTAKE EXTRANEOUS affairs, there will be MISFORTUNE.

5.  WITHER WILLOW BEAR BLOSSOM.
The WITHERED WILLOW BRINGS forth BLOSSOMS.

OLD WOMAN GAIN HER BACHELOR HUSBAND.
The OLD WOMAN GAINS A HUSBAND.

NO HARM NO PRAISE.
NEITHER HARM NOR PRAISE.

TOP:  PASS FORD SUBMERGE TOP.  INAUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
While FORDING the RIVER, your HEAD is SUBMERGED.  INAUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.

29.

Kan
WATERY PITS

REPEAT WATERY-PIT.  HAVE TRUST SAFEGUARD HEART.  SACRIFICE.
CONTINUOUS WATERY PITS.  There IS TRUST SAFEGUARDING the HEART.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

GO HAVE VALUE.
GOING forth IS BENEFICIAL.

1.  REPEAT WATERY-PIT.  ENTER INTO WATERY-PIT PIT.  INAUSPICIOUS.
CONTINUOUS WATERY PITS.  You ENTER INTO the WATERY PIT.  INAUSPICIOUS.

2.  WATERY-PIT HAVE DANGER.  SEEK SMALL GAIN.
The WATERY PIT HOLDS DANGER.  SEEK SMALL GAINS.

3.  COME GO WATERY-PIT WATERY-PIT.  DANGER EVEN RECLINE.
COMING and GOING:  WATERY PITS, WATERY PITS.  DANGER EVEN in RESTING.

ENTER INTO WATER-PIT PIT.  NOT ACT.
You ENTER INTO the WATERY PIT.  Do NOT ACT.

4.  GLASS WINE PLATTER, TWO USE EARTHENWARE.
A GLASS of WINE and a PLATTER, BOTH OF EARTHENWARE.

RECEIVE FRUGAL FROM WINDOW.  END NO HARM.
RECEIVE these SIMPLE objects THROUGH the WINDOW.  In the END there will be NO HARM.

5.  WATERY-PIT NOT FULL, ONLY ALREADY SMOOTH.  NO HARM.
The WATERY PIT is NOT FULL, BUT the surface is ALREADY SMOOTH.  NO HARM.

TOP:  TIE ACT BIND ROPE, PLACE IN THICKET THORN.
TIED and BOUND with ROPES, PLACED IN a THICKET of THORNS.

THREE YEAR NOT GAIN.  INAUSPICIOUS.
For THREE YEARS there will be NO GAINS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

30.

Li
FIRE

FIRE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  SACRIFICE.  RAISE FEMALE OX AUSPICIOUS.
FIRE.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  AUSPICIOUS to RAISE a COW.

1.  TREAD ALTERNATE THUS.  RESPECT [PART].  NO HARM.
You TREAD onward, ALTERNATING the feet.  Show RESPECT.  NO HARM.

2.  YELLOW FIRE.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
YELLOW FIRE.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

3.  SUN SET OF FIRE.
The FIRE OF the SETTING SUN.

NOT DRUM EARTHENWARE AND SING, THEN GREAT AGE OF LAMENT.
When one NO longer DRUMS on EARTHEN JARS AND SINGS, THEN there is only the LAMENT OF OLD AGE.

INAUSPICIOUS.
INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  DASH THUS, ONE COME THUS.  BURN THUS, DIE THUS, ABANDON THUS.
DASHING forth, COMING forth.  BURNING, DYING, and being ABANDONED.

5.  EXIT TEAR TORRENT THUS, MOURNFUL LAMENT THUS.  AUSPICIOUS.
TEARS FLOW in TORRENTS, a MOURNFUL LAMENT.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  KING ACT EXIT ADVANCE.  HAVE GOOD SEVER HEAD,
The KING SETS OUT and ADVANCES.  There IS a GOOD EXECUTIONER,

CAPTURE NOT THE ENEMY.  NO HARM.
but it is NOT THE ENEMY that is CAPTURED.  NO HARM.

31.

Xian
UNITY

UNITY.  SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  TAKE WOMAN AUSPICIOUS.
UNITY.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.  AUSPICIOUS to CHOOSE a WIFE.

1.  UNITY THE THUMBS.
UNITY is expressed in THE THUMBS.

2.  UNITY THE CALF.  INAUSPICIOUS.
UNITY is expressed in THE CALVES.  INAUSPICIOUS.

DWELL AUSPICIOUS.
AUSPICIOUS to REMAIN AT HOME.

3.  UNITY THE THIGH:  PERSIST THEIR FOLLOW.  GO MISFORTUNE.
UNITY is expressed in THE THIGHS:  they PERSIST in THEIR FOLLOWING.  GOING forth will bring MISFORTUNE.

4.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

UNCERTAIN UNCERTAIN GO COME.  FRIEND UNDERTAKE YOU THINK.
UNCERTAIN and WORRIED, you pace BACK and FORTH.  FRIENDS BEGIN to THINK of YOU.

5.  UNITY THE NECK.  NO REGRET.
UNITY is expressed in THE NECK.  NO REGRETS.

TOP:  UNITY THE JAW, CHEEK, TONGUE.
UNITY is expressed in THE JAW, CHEEKS, and TONGUE.

32.

Heng
CONSTANCY

CONSTANT.  SACRIFICE.  NO HARM.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
CONSTANCY.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  NO HARM.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  SUBMERGE CONSTANT.  OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
LASTING SUBMERSION.  The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

2.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

3.  NOT CONSTANT YOUR VIRTUE.  PERHAPS CARRY [PART] SHAME.
YOUR VIRTUE is INCONSTANT.  PERHAPS you will BEAR the SHAME.

OMEN MISFORTUNE.
An OMEN of MISFORTUNE.

4.  FIELD NO FOWL.
NO FOWL are in the FIELD.

5.  CONSTANT YOUR VIRTUE.  OMEN WOMAN PERSON AUSPICIOUS, MAN PERSON INAUSPICIOUS.
YOUR VIRTUE is CONSTANT.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS for a WOMAN, INAUSPICIOUS for a MAN.

TOP:  AGITATE CONSTANT.  INAUSPICIOUS.
AGITATING with CONSTANCY.  INAUSPICIOUS.

33.

Dun
RETREAT

RETREAT.  SACRIFICE.  SMALL FAVORABLE OMEN.
RETREAT.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN for SMALL matters.

1.  RETREAT TAIL.  DANGER.  NOT ACT HAVE PURPOSE GO.
A TAIL in RETREAT.  DANGER.  Do NOT ATTEMPT to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

2.  HOLD IT USE YELLOW OX [PART] HIDE.
HOLD the beast WITH a rope of YELLOW OX HIDE.

NOT IT SUCCESS REMOVE.
The beast will NOT MANAGE to BREAK FREE of IT.

3.  TIE RETREAT.  HAVE ILLNESS DANGER.
An IMPEDED RETREAT.  A DANGER of ILLNESS.

RETAIN SERVANT CONCUBINE AUSPICIOUS.
AUSPICIOUS to RETAIN SERVANTS and CONCUBINES.

4.  GOOD RETREAT.  NOBLE PERSON AUSPICIOUS.  SMALL PERSON OBSTRUCT.
A SUCCESSFUL RETREAT.  AUSPICIOUS for the NOBLE PERSON.  The LOWLY PERSON will be OBSTRUCTED.

5.  EXCELLENT RETREAT.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
An EXCELLENT RETREAT.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  FERTILE RETREAT.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
A FERTILE RETREAT.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

34.

Da Zhuang
GREAT STRENGTH

GREAT STRONG.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
GREAT STRENGTH.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  STRONG IN FOOT.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  HAVE TRUST.
STRENGTH IN the FEET.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  There IS TRUST.

2.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  SMALL PERSON USE STRONG.  NOBLE PERSON ACT DECEIVE.
The LOWLY PERSON USES FORCE.  The NOBLE PERSON OUTWITS his opponents.

OMEN DANGER.  RAM GOAT CONTACT FENCE, WEAK ITS HORN.
An OMEN of DANGER.  The RAM BUTTS the FENCE, but ITS HORNS are WEAK.

4.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

FENCE BREAK, NOT WEAK.  STRONG IN GREAT CART OF AXLE-STRAP.
The FENCE BREAKS through, its horns are NOT WEAK.  STRENGTH is IN the AXLE STRAP OF the GREAT CART.

5.  LOSE GOAT IN EASE.  NO REGRET.
You LOSE a GOAT IN a time of EASE.  NO REGRETS.

TOP:  RAM GOAT CONTACT FENCE.  NOT CAN RETREAT, NOT CAN FULFILL.
The RAM BUTTS the FENCE.  It CANNOT RETREAT, it CANNOT ADVANCE.

NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.  DIFFICULT BUT AUSPICIOUS.
There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.  DIFFICULTIES lie ahead, BUT the omen is AUSPICIOUS.

35.

Jin
ADVANCING

ADVANCE.  KANG MARQUIS ACT PRESENT HORSE ABUNDANT NUMEROUS.
ADVANCING.  MARQUIS KANG PRESENTS the king with HORSES in ABUNDANCE.

DAY DAY THREE MEET.
EACH DAY he is granted THREE AUDIENCES.

1.  ADVANCE THUS DESTROY THUS.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
ADVANCE and DESTROY.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

DECEIVE TRUST, ABUNDANT.  NO HARM.
Though TRUST has been BETRAYED, there is ABUNDANCE.  NO HARM.

2.  ADVANCE THUS WORRY THUS.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
You ADVANCE, but you are WORRIED.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

RECEIVE NOW ARMOR BLESSING AT THE KING MOTHER.
NOW you RECEIVE ARMOR and BLESSINGS FROM the MOTHER of THE KING.

3.  MULTITUDE CONSENT.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
The MULTITUDE CONSENT.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

4.  ADVANCE LIKE FLYING-SQUIRREL RODENT.  OMEN DANGER.
You are ADVANCING LIKE a FLYING SQUIRREL.  An OMEN of DANGER.

5.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  LOSE GAIN NOT CONCERN.
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  Do NOT be CONCERNED with LOSSES and GAINS.

GO AUSPICIOUS.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
It is AUSPICIOUS to GO forth.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

TOP:  ADVANCE ITS HORN.  HOLD ACT STRIKE CITY.
The ram ADVANCES with ITS HORNS.  HOLD firm in STRIKING the CITY.

DANGER AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM, OMEN MISFORTUNE.
Even in DANGER, the omen is AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM, but an OMEN of MISFORTUNE.

36.

Ming Yi
THE BRIGHT PHEASANT

BRIGHT PHEASANT.  FAVORABLE DIFFICULT OMEN.
The BRIGHT PHEASANT.  The OMEN of DIFFICULTY is FAVORABLE.

1.  BRIGHT PHEASANT AT FLY, DROOP ITS WING.
The BRIGHT PHEASANT FLIES, DROOPING ITS WINGS.

NOBLE PERSON AT GO, THREE DAY NOT EAT.
The NOBLE PERSON TRAVELS, FASTING for THREE DAYS.

HAVE PURPOSE GO.  MASTER PERSON HAVE SPEECH.
PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  The MASTER will SPEAK.

2.  BRIGHT PHEASANT.  INJURE IN LEFT THIGH,
The BRIGHT PHEASANT.  You suffer an INJURY IN the LEFT THIGH,

ACT RESCUE.  HORSE STRONG.  AUSPICIOUS.
but are RESCUED.  The HORSE is STRONG.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  BRIGHT PHEASANT AT FLY.  SOUTH HUNT, GAIN ITS GREAT HEAD.
The BRIGHT PHEASANT FLIES.  You go HUNTING in the SOUTH and CLAIM the GREAT HEAD of the beast.

NOT CAN HASTEN OMEN.
The OMEN reveals that you MUST NOT HASTEN.

4.  ENTER ON LEFT ABDOMEN.
The arrow ENTERS ON the LEFT side of the BODY.

GAIN BRIGHT PHEASANT OF HEART AT EXIT GATE COURTYARD.
You PIERCE the HEART OF the BRIGHT PHEASANT AS you DEPART through the GATED COURTYARD.

5.  JI PRINCE OF BRIGHT PHEASANT.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
The BRIGHT PHEASANT OF PRINCE JI.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

TOP:  NOT BRIGHT.  DARK.
NO LIGHT.  DARKNESS.

FIRST ASCEND TO SKY, THEN ENTER TO EARTH.
FIRST the bright pheasant ASCENDS TO the SKY, THEN it PLUMMETS TOWARD the EARTH.

37.

Jia Ren
THE FAMILY

HOUSEHOLD PERSON.  FAVORABLE WOMAN OMEN.
The FAMILY.  The OMEN of the WOMAN is FAVORABLE.

1.  ENCLOSE HAVE HOUSEHOLD.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
The HOUSEHOLD IS PROTECTED.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

2.  NO PURPOSE FULFILL, IN CENTER PRESENT-FOOD.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
NO PURPOSE is FULFILLED, but IN the CENTER FOOD is PRESENTED.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  HOUSEHOLD PERSON SCOLD SCOLD.  REGRET SEVERE.  AUSPICIOUS.
DISSENSION in the FAMILY.  Then all REGRET the DISCORD.  AUSPICIOUS.

WOMAN CHILD LAUGH LAUGH.  END MISFORTUNE.
WOMEN and CHILDREN LAUGHING, LAUGHING.  In the END there will be MISFORTUNE.

4.  WEALTHY HOUSEHOLD.  GREAT AUSPICIOUS.
A WEALTHY HOUSEHOLD.  A GREAT AUSPICIOUS omen.

5.  KING ARRIVE HAVE HOUSEHOLD.  NOT CONCERN.  AUSPICIOUS.
When the KING ARRIVES, the HOUSEHOLD has been ESTABLISHED.  Do NOT be CONCERNED.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  HAVE TRUST STRONG THUS.  END AUSPICIOUS.
Their TRUST IS STRONG.  The END will be AUSPICIOUS.

38.

Kui
DISUNITY

DISUNITY.  SMALL AFFAIR AUSPICIOUS.
DISUNITY.  AUSPICIOUS for SMALL AFFAIRS.

1.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  LOSE HORSE NOT PURSUE.  SELF RETURN.
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  Do NOT PURSUE a LOST HORSE.  It will RETURN ON ITS OWN.

SEE EVIL PERSON.  NO HARM.
You SEE an ENEMY.  NO HARM.

2.  MEET MASTER IN LANE.  NO HARM.
You MEET the MASTER IN the LANE.  NO HARM.

3.  SEE CART PULL, [PART] OX DRAW.
You SEE a CART PULLED along, DRAWN by an OX.

[PART] PERSON HEAD AND SEVER-NOSE.
A PERSON’S HEAD, the NOSE is SEVERED.

NOT FIRST HAVE END.
Affairs which did NOT at FIRST succeed END well.

4.  DISUNITY ALONE.  MEET FUNDAMENTAL MAN.  MUTUAL TRUST.
DISUNITED and ALONE.  You MEET a MAN with whom there is FUNDAMENTAL accord.  MUTUAL TRUST.

DANGER, NO HARM.
There is DANGER, but NO HARM.

5.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  THEIR CLAN BITE FLESH.  GO HOW HARM?
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  THEIR CLAN FEAST on MEAT.  HOW could there be HARM in GOING forth?

TOP:  DISUNITY ALONE.  SEE PIG CARRY MUD, BEAR DEMON ONE CART.
DISUNITED and ALONE.  You SEE a PIG COVERED with MUD and A CART BEARING DEMONS.

FIRST DRAW [PART] BOW, THEN WITHDRAW [PART] BOW.
FIRST a BOW that is DRAWN, THEN a BOW that is WITHDRAWN.

ROBBER BANDIT MARRIAGE MATCH.
ROBBERS and BANDITS seeking MARRIAGE.

GO MEET RAIN BUT AUSPICIOUS.
In GOING forth you MEET with RAIN, BUT the omen is AUSPICIOUS.

39.

Jian
IMPEDIMENTS

IMPEDIMENT.  FAVORABLE WEST SOUTH, NOT FAVORABLE EAST NORTH.
IMPEDIMENTS.  FAVORABLE in the SOUTHWEST, UNFAVORABLE in the NORTHEAST.

FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

1.  GO IMPEDIMENT, COME PRAISE.
In GOING there are IMPEDIMENTS, in COMING there is PRAISE.

2.  KING MINISTER IMPEDIMENT IMPEDIMENT, NOT SELF [PART] REASON.
IMPEDIMENTS abound for the KING and his MINISTERS, but NOT of THEIR own CREATION.

3.  GO IMPEDIMENT, COME OPPOSITION.
In GOING there are IMPEDIMENTS, in COMING there is OPPOSITION.

4.  GO IMPEDIMENT, COME CONNECT.
In GOING there are IMPEDIMENTS, in COMING there are CONNECTIONS.

5.  GREAT IMPEDIMENT FRIEND COME.
Amidst GREAT IMPEDIMENTS a FRIEND ARRIVES.

TOP:  GO IMPEDIMENT, COME GREAT.  AUSPICIOUS.
In GOING there are IMPEDIMENTS, in COMING there is GREATNESS.  AUSPICIOUS.

FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

40.

Jie
RELEASE

RELEASE.  FAVORABLE WEST SOUTH.
RELEASE.  FAVORABLE in the SOUTHWEST.

NO WHERE GO.  [PART] COME RETURN AUSPICIOUS.
NOWHERE to GO.  AUSPICIOUS to RETURN.

HAVE PURPOSE GO, EARLY AUSPICIOUS.
In PROCEEDING WITH a PURPOSE, it is AUSPICIOUS to be EARLY.

1.  NO HARM.
NO HARM.

2.  FIELD GET THREE FOX.  GAIN YELLOW ARROW.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
You BAG THREE FOXES in the FIELD.  You GAIN a YELLOW ARROW.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  BEAR-ON-BACK OR RIDE CAUSE BANDIT ARRIVE.  OMEN MISFORTUNE.
BEARING the load ON the BACK OR USING a CART CAUSES BANDITS to COME.  An OMEN of MISFORTUNE.

4.  RELEASE YOUR THUMB.  FRIEND ARRIVE THEN TRUST.
RELEASE YOUR THUMB.  When FRIENDS ARRIVE there will be TRUST.

5.  NOBLE PERSON HOLD HAVE RELEASE.  AUSPICIOUS.
The NOBLE PERSON CONTROLS the RELEASE.  AUSPICIOUS.

HAVE TRUST AT SMALL PERSON.
There is TRUST AMONG the LOWLY.

TOP:  DUKE ACT SHOOT FALCON ON HIGH WALL OF TOP.  GET IT.
The DUKE AIMS at a FALCON ATOP the HIGH WALL.  He STRIKES IT.

NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

41.

Sun
DECREASE

DECREASE.  HAVE TRUST.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
DECREASE.  There IS TRUST.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

NO HARM.  CAN DIVINE.  FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
NO HARM.  You CAN engage in DIVINATION.  It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

HOW [PART] ACT?  TWO PLATTER CAN ACT SACRIFICE.
HOW should one PROCEED?  Using TWO PLATTERS, you CAN CONDUCT the SACRIFICE.

1.  COMPLETE AFFAIR QUICKLY GO.  NO HARM.  POUR-WINE REDUCE IT.
When your AFFAIRS are COMPLETED, GO QUICKLY.  NO HARM.  In POURING the WINE, REDUCE the amount.

2.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  NOT DECREASE.  INCREASE IT.
A FAVORABLE OMEN.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  Do NOT DECREASE the amount.  INCREASE IT.

3.  THREE PERSON GO BUT DECREASE ONE PERSON.
THREE PEOPLE GO, BUT are DECREASED by ONE.

ONE PERSON GO BUT GAIN HIS FRIEND.
ONE PERSON GOES, BUT FINDS HIS FRIEND.

4.  DECREASE YOUR AFFLICTION, CAUSE QUICKLY HAVE JOY.  NO HARM.
YOUR AFFLICTION SUBSIDES, SOON BRINGING forth JOY.  NO HARM.

5.  PERHAPS INCREASE IT.  TEN PAIR OF TORTOISE.  NOT CAN OPPOSE.
PERHAPS INCREASE the amount.  Use TEN PAIRS OF TORTOISE shells.  Such an omen CANNOT be OPPOSED.

MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

TOP:  NOT DECREASE.  INCREASE IT.  NO HARM.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
Do NOT DECREASE the amount.  INCREASE IT.  NO HARM.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.  GAIN SERVANT NO HOUSEHOLD.
It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  You GAIN a HOMELESS SERVANT.

42.

Yi
INCREASE

INCREASE.  FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.  FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
INCREASE.  It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.  It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

1.  FAVORABLE ACT UNDERTAKE GREAT ACT.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
It is FAVORABLE to UNDERTAKE GREAT ACTS.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.  NO HARM.

2.  PERHAPS INCREASE IT.  TEN PAIR OF TORTOISE.  NOT CAN OPPOSE.
PERHAPS INCREASE the amount.  Use TEN PAIRS OF TORTOISE shells.  Such an omen CANNOT be OPPOSED.

ETERNAL OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  KING ACT SACRIFICE AT GOD.  AUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN of ETERNITY is AUSPICIOUS.  The KING CONDUCTS a SACRIFICE BEFORE the GODS.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  INCREASE IT ACT INAUSPICIOUS EVENT.  NO HARM.  HAVE TRUST.
To INCREASE the amount would PRODUCE an INAUSPICIOUS OUTCOME.  NO HARM.  There IS TRUST.

MIDDLE GO INFORM DUKE.  USE JADE-TABLET.
The DUKE is INFORMED in MID COURSE.  The messenger USES a JADE TABLET.

4.  MIDDLE GO INFORM DUKE.  ENACT.
The DUKE is INFORMED in MID COURSE.  Plans are ENACTED.

FAVORABLE ACT DO COMPLY MOVE NATION.
It is FAVORABLE to MAKE all COMPLY in MOVING the capital of the NATION.

5.  HAVE TRUST KINDNESS HEART, NOT ASK.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
When there IS TRUST and the HEART is KIND, you need NOT ASK.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

HAVE TRUST, KINDNESS MY VIRTUE.
When there IS TRUST, KINDNESS is MY VIRTUE.

TOP:  NOT INCREASE IT.  PERHAPS ATTACK [PART].
Do NOT INCREASE the amount.  PERHAPS undertake an ATTACK.

ESTABLISH HEART NOT CONSTANT.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You have DIRECTED your HEART WITHOUT CONSTANCY.  INAUSPICIOUS.

43.

Guai
STRIDING FORWARD

STRIDE.  ANNOUNCE AT KING COURT.  TRUST CRY.
STRIDING forward.  An ANNOUNCEMENT is made AT the COURT of the KING.  A CRY of SOLIDARITY.

HAVE DANGER.  REPORT FROM CITY.  NOT FAVORABLE ADVANCE ARMY.
DANGER.  REPORTS come in FROM the CITIES.  It is NOT FAVORABLE for the ARMY to ADVANCE.

FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  STRONG IN FORWARD FOOT.  GO NOT VICTORY, ACT HARM.
STRENGTH IN the FORWARD-striding FEET.  GOING forth will bring NO VICTORY, but only HARM.

2.  ALARM CRY:  NIGHT NIGHT HAVE ARMY.  NOT CONCERN.
CRIES of ALARM:  SOLDIERS advancing NIGHT after NIGHT.  Do NOT be CONCERNED.

3.  STRONG IN CHEEKBONE.  INAUSPICIOUS.  NOBLE PERSON STRIDE STRIDE.
STRENGTH IN the CHEEKBONES.  INAUSPICIOUS.  The NOBLE PERSON keeps STRIDING forward.

ALONE WALK.  MEET RAIN LIKE WET.  HAVE ANGER, NO HARM.
WALKING ALONE, you MEET with RAIN.  Soon you are WET.  ANGER, NO HARM.

4.  BUTTOCKS NO FLESH.  YOU GO INFERIOR INDEED.
The BUTTOCKS are WITHERED.  YOU WALK with GREAT DIFFICULTY.

LEAD GOAT.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  HEAR SPEECH NOT BELIEVE.
You LEAD a GOAT.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  Do NOT BELIEVE the WORDS you HEAR.

5.  AMARANTH LAND STRIDE STRIDE.  MIDDLE GO NOT HARM.
You STRIDE forward through FIELDS of AMARANTHS.  In MID COURSE there will be NO HARM.

TOP:  NO CRY, END HAVE INAUSPICIOUS.
NO CRIES, but the END will BRING ILL FATE.

44.

Gou
A MATCH

MATCH.  WOMAN STRONG.  NOT ACT TAKE WOMAN.
A MATCH.  The WOMAN is STRONG.  Do NOT CHOOSE the WOMAN.

1.  TIE TO GOLD BLOCK.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
TIED TO a GOLDEN BLOCK.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

HAVE PURPOSE GO, SEE INAUSPICIOUS.  WEAK PIG TRUST HOOF PACE.
PROCEEDING WITH a PURPOSE, you will SEE ILL FATE.  One can TRUST even a WEAK PIG to PACE about.

2.  WRAP HAVE FISH.  NO HARM.  NOT AUSPICIOUS GUEST.
In the WRAPPING there IS a FISH.  NO HARM.  It is INAUSPICIOUS to be a GUEST.

3.  BUTTOCKS NO FLESH.  YOU GO INFERIOR INDEED.
The BUTTOCKS are WITHERED.  YOU WALK with GREAT DIFFICULTY.

DANGER, NO GREAT HARM.
DANGER, but NO GREAT HARM.

4.  WRAP NO FISH.  BEGIN INAUSPICIOUS.
In the WRAPPING there is NO FISH.  This is the BEGINNING of ILL FATE.

5.  TAKE WILLOW WRAP MELON.
USE WILLOW leaves to WRAP the MELONS.

MAINTAIN INTEGRITY.  MUST HAVE FALL FROM HEAVEN.
MAINTAIN your INTEGRITY.  Disaster WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN.

TOP:  MATCH THEIR HORN.  MISFORTUNE, NO HARM.
The rams LOCK HORNS.  An omen of MISFORTUNE, but NO HARM.

45.

Cui
GATHERING

GATHERING.  SACRIFICE.  KING ARRIVE HAVE TEMPLE.
GATHERING.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  When the KING ARRIVES the TEMPLE has been ESTABLISHED.

FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.  USE GREAT CATTLE AUSPICIOUS.
Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.  AUSPICIOUS to MAKE a GREAT offering of CATTLE.

FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

1.  HAVE TRUST NOT END, BE TUMULT BE GATHERING.
When there IS INCOMPLETE TRUST, there will BE TUMULT and GATHERINGS of people.

IF WAIL, ONE GRASP ACT LAUGH.  NOT CONCERN.  GO NO HARM.
IF there is WAILING, ONE EMBRACE will PRODUCE LAUGHTER.  Do NOT be CONCERNED.  GOING forth will bring NO HARM.

2.  ATTRACT AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
It is AUSPICIOUS to INVITE guests.  NO HARM.

TRUST THEN FAVORABLE ACT SPRING-OFFERING.
If there is TRUST, THEN it is FAVORABLE to CONDUCT the SPRING OFFERING.

3.  GATHERING THUS LAMENT THUS.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
GATHERING and LAMENTING.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

GO NO HARM, SMALL MISFORTUNE.
GOING forth will bring NO HARM, but only a MINOR MISFORTUNE.

4.  GREAT AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
A GREAT AUSPICIOUS omen.  NO HARM.

5.  GATHERING HAVE POSITION.  NO HARM NOT TRUST.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
At the GATHERING you GAIN a POSITION of respect.  NO HARM, but NO TRUST.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

ETERNAL OMEN.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
The OMEN of ETERNITY.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

TOP:  SIGH SIGH WEEP WAIL.  NO HARM.
SIGHING, SIGHING, WEEPING and WAILING.  NO HARM.

46.

Sheng
ASCENDING

ASCEND.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.  ACT SEE GREAT PERSON.  NOT CONCERN.
ASCENDING.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  SEE the GREAT PERSON.  Do NOT be CONCERNED.

SOUTH ADVANCE AUSPICIOUS.
AUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE to the SOUTH.

1.  PERMIT ASCEND.  GREAT AUSPICIOUS.
You are PERMITTED to ASCEND.  A GREAT AUSPICIOUS omen.

2.  TRUST THEN FAVORABLE ACT SPRING-OFFERING.  NO HARM.
If there is TRUST, THEN it is FAVORABLE to CONDUCT the SPRING OFFERING.  NO HARM.

3.  ASCEND EMPTY CITY.
You ASCEND to an EMPTY CITY.

4.  KING ACT SACRIFICE AT QI MOUNTAIN.  AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
The KING CONDUCTS a SACRIFICE AT MOUNT QI.  AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.

5.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  ASCEND STEP.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  ASCEND the STEPS.

TOP:  DARK ASCEND.  ADVANTAGE THROUGH NO REST OF OMEN.
You ASCEND in the DARK.  An OMEN OF ADVANTAGE THROUGH persevering WITHOUT REST.

47.

Kun
OPPRESSION

OPPRESS.  SACRIFICE.  OMEN GREAT PERSON AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
OPPRESSION.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS for the GREAT PERSON.  NO HARM.

HAVE SPEECH NOT BELIEVE.
Do NOT BELIEVE the WORDS that are SPOKEN.

1.  BUTTOCKS OPPRESS AT TRUNK TREE.
You SIT, OPPRESSED, AGAINST a TREE TRUNK.

ENTER INTO DISTANT VALLEY.  THREE YEAR NOT SEE.
You ENTER INTO the DISTANT VALLEY.  For THREE YEARS you are NOT SEEN.

2.  OPPRESS AT WINE FOOD.  VERMILION SASH SQUARE COME.
You are OPPRESSED WHILE partaking of WINE and FOOD.  The official with the VERMILION SASH ENTERS from the SIDE.

FAVORABLE ACT SACRIFICE SACRIFICE.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
It is FAVORABLE to CONDUCT SACRIFICES.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  NO HARM.

3.  OPPRESS AT STONE, SEIZE AT STAR-THISTLE.
OPPRESSED AMONG the STONES, SEIZED AMONG the STAR THISTLES.

ENTER INTO HIS PALACE, NOT SEE HIS WIFE.  INAUSPICIOUS.
ENTERING INTO HIS PALACE, one does NOT SEE HIS WIFE.  INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  COME SLOW SLOW, OPPRESS IN GOLD CART.  MISFORTUNE HAVE END.
You APPROACH SLOWLY, SLOWLY, OPPRESSED IN a GOLDEN CART.  Yet MISFORTUNE is NEARING an END.

5.  SEVER-NOSE SEVER-FOOT.  OPPRESS AT RED SASH.
SEVERING of the NOSE, AMPUTATION of the FEET.  You are OPPRESSED BY the official with the RED SASH.

THEN SLOW HAVE WITHDRAW.  FAVORABLE ACT SACRIFICE SACRIFICE.
THEN, SLOWLY, oppression RECEDES.  It is FAVORABLE to CONDUCT SACRIFICES.

TOP:  OPPRESS AT KUDZU VINE, AT UNCERTAIN UNSETTLED.
You are OPPRESSED AMONG the KUDZU VINES, AMIDST UNCERTAINTY and DOUBT.

DAY MOVE, REGRET HAVE REGRET.  ADVANCE AUSPICIOUS.
As you MOVE on, DAY by day, there ARE REGRETS and more REGRETS.  AUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

48.

Jing
THE WELL

WELL.  CHANGE CITY, NOT CHANGE WELL.  NO LOSS NO GAIN.
The WELL.  CHANGE the CITY, but do NOT CHANGE the WELL.  NO LOSSES, NO GAINS.

GO COME WELL.  WELL NEARLY REACH.
COMINGS and GOINGS at the WELL.  The WELL is NEARLY DRY.

ALSO NOT ROPE WELL.  FRAGILE YOUR JUG.  INAUSPICIOUS.
NOR is a ROPE to be found at the WELL.  YOUR JUG is FRAGILE.  INAUSPICIOUS.

1.  WELL MUD, NOT DRINK.  OLD WELL, NO FOWL.
The WELL is MUDDY, DO NOT DRINK.  An OLD WELL, NO FOWL.

2.  WELL VALLEY.  SHOOT CARP.  URN BROKEN LEAK.
The WELL in the VALLEY.  SHOOTING at CARP.  The URN is BROKEN and LEAKING.

3.  WELL FLOW, NOT DRINK.  ACT MY HEART SAD.
The WELL FLOWS forth, but DO NOT DRINK.  This BRINGS SADNESS to MY HEART.

CAN ACT DRAW.  KING BRIGHT TOGETHER RECEIVE ITS BLESSING.
You CAN DRAW water.  When the KING is ENLIGHTENED, ALL RECEIVE the BLESSINGS of the well.

4.  WELL LAY-BRICKS.  NO HARM.
The WELL is LINED with BRICKS.  NO HARM.

5.  WELL COLD:  COLD SPRING.  DRINK.
The WATER is COLD:  an ice-COLD SPRING.  DRINK!

TOP:  WELL USE, NOT COVER.  HAVE TRUST.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
Let the WELL be USED, do NOT COVER it.  There IS TRUST.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

49.

Ge
REVOLT

REVOLT.  SIXTH DAY THEN TRUST.  MAJOR SACRIFICE.
REVOLT.  On the SIXTH DAY there will be TRUST.  Let a MAJOR SACRIFICE be conducted.

FAVORABLE OMEN.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
A FAVORABLE OMEN.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

1.  TIE USE YELLOW OX [PART] HIDE.
The beast is TIED WITH a rope of YELLOW OX HIDE.

2.  SIXTH DAY THEN REVOLT [PART].  ADVANCE AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
On the SIXTH DAY, let the REVOLT begin.  AUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  NO HARM.

3.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  OMEN DANGER.  REVOLT SPEECH THREE ACCOMPLISH.
INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  An OMEN of DANGER.  INCITEMENTS to REVOLT are THRICE PRONOUNCED.

HAVE TRUST.
There IS TRUST.

4.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  HAVE TRUST CHANGE RULERSHIP.  AUSPICIOUS.
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  When there IS TRUST, the RULER can be REPLACED.  AUSPICIOUS.

5.  GREAT PERSON TIGER CHANGE.  NOT-YET DIVINE HAVE TRUST.
The GREAT PERSON is as CHANGEABLE as a TIGER.  BEFORE the DIVINATION there IS TRUST.

TOP:  NOBLE PERSON LEOPARD CHANGE.  SMALL PERSON CHANGE FACE.
The NOBLE PERSON is as CHANGEABLE as a LEOPARD.  The LOWLY CHANGE only on the SURFACE.

ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  DWELL OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  An AUSPICIOUS OMEN for REMAINING at HOME.

50.

Ding
THE TRIPOD

TRIPOD-VESSEL.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.  SACRIFICE.
The TRIPOD.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

1.  TRIPOD-VESSEL OVERTURN FOOT.  FAVORABLE EXIT OBSTRUCTION.
The FEET of the TRIPOD are OVERTURNED.  FAVORABLE for EXPELLING the OBSTRUCTION.

GAIN CONCUBINE TAKE ONE’S SON.  NO HARM.
TAKING a CONCUBINE to BEAR A SON.  NO HARM.

2.  TRIPOD-VESSEL HAVE SUBSTANCE.  MY ENEMY HAVE AFFLICTION.
My TRIPOD is FULL of FOOD.  MY ENEMIES SUFFER AFFLICTION.

NOT I CAN REACH.  AUSPICIOUS.
I am NOT within their REACH.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  TRIPOD-VESSEL EAR REMOVE.
The TRIPOD’S EARS have been REMOVED.

IT GO STUFF, PHEASANT GREASE NOT EAT.
IT has BEEN STUFFED to the top, but the PHEASANT GREASE is NOT EATEN.

WHEN RAIN LOSE REGRET.  END AUSPICIOUS.
WHEN it RAINS, REGRETS will VANISH.  The END will be AUSPICIOUS.

4.  TRIPOD-VESSEL SNAP FOOT:  OVERTURN DUKE STEW, ITS FORM MOISTEN.
The FEET SNAP off the TRIPOD:  the DUKE’S REPAST is OVERTURNED, the tripod’s FORM is SULLIED.

INAUSPICIOUS.
INAUSPICIOUS.

5.  TRIPOD-VESSEL YELLOW EAR, GOLD HANDLE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
A TRIPOD with YELLOW EARS, GOLDEN HANDLES.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

TOP:  TRIPOD-VESSEL JADE HANDLE.  GREAT AUSPICIOUS.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
A TRIPOD with JADE HANDLES.  A GREAT AUSPICIOUS omen.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

51.

Zhen
THUNDER

THUNDER.  SACRIFICE.
THUNDER.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

THUNDER COME DREADFUL, LAUGH SPEECH HA HA.
The THUNDER COMES, instilling DREAD, yet one LAUGHS and TALKS.

THUNDER SHOCK HUNDRED MILE, NOT LOSE LADLE SACRIFICIAL-WINE.
The THUNDERCLAP is heard a HUNDRED MILES, yet NOT one LADLE of SACRIFICIAL WINE is SPILLED.

1.  THUNDER COME DREADFUL AFTER, LAUGH SPEECH HA HA.  AUSPICIOUS.
AFTER the THUNDER COMES, instilling DREAD, there is LAUGHTER and MERRIMENT.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  THUNDER COME DANGER.  HUNDRED-THOUSAND LOSE COWRIE-SHELL.
The THUNDER COMES, bringing DANGER.  A HUNDRED THOUSAND COWRIE SHELLS are LOST.

CLIMB AT NINE HILL, NOT PURSUE.  SEVEN DAY GAIN.
Even if he CLIMBS TO the NINE HILLS, do NOT PURSUE him.  In SEVEN DAYS he will be TAKEN.

3.  THUNDER REVIVE REVIVE, THUNDER GO NO ERROR.
The THUNDER REVIVES, but while IT RUMBLES there will be NO ERROR.

4.  THUNDER THEN MUD.
THUNDER and THEN MUD.

5.  THUNDER GO COME.  DANGER.  INTENTION NOT LOSE:  HAVE AFFAIR.
The THUNDER COMES and GOES.  DANGER.  You have NOT FORGOTTEN your INTENTIONS:  there ARE TASKS ahead.

TOP:  THUNDER THREATENING.  SEE WATCH-IN-TERROR.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.
The THUNDER THREATENS.  You WATCH IN TERROR.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

THUNDER NOT AT YOUR SELF, AT YOUR NEIGHBOR.  NO HARM.
The THUNDER does NOT strike YOU, but strikes YOUR NEIGHBOR.  NO HARM.

MARRIAGE MATCH HAVE SPEECH.
There IS TALK of MARRIAGE.

52.

Gen
MOTIONLESS

MOTIONLESS YOUR BACK.  NOT CAPTURE YOUR BODY.
YOUR BACK is MOTIONLESS.  YOU will NOT be CAPTURED.

WALK YOUR COURTYARD.  NOT SEE YOUR PERSON.  NO HARM.
WALKING in YOUR COURTYARD.  YOU are NOT SEEN.  NO HARM.

1.  MOTIONLESS YOUR FOOT.  NO HARM.  FAVORABLE ETERNAL OMEN.
YOUR FEET are MOTIONLESS.  NO HARM.  The OMEN of ETERNITY is FAVORABLE.

2.  MOTIONLESS YOUR CALF.  NOT SAVE YOUR FOLLOW.
YOUR CALVES are MOTIONLESS.  You CANNOT SAVE YOUR FOLLOWERS.

YOUR HEART NOT GLAD.
YOUR HEART is NOT GLAD.

3.  MOTIONLESS YOUR THRESHOLD.  ALIGN YOUR SACRUM.
The THRESHOLD of YOUR body is MOTIONLESS.  YOUR SACRUM is ALIGNED.

DANGER.  SUFFOCATE HEART.
DANGER.  Your HEART is STIFLED.

4.  MOTIONLESS YOUR BODY.  NO HARM.
YOUR BODY is MOTIONLESS.  NO HARM.

5.  MOTIONLESS YOUR JAW.  SPEECH HAVE ORDER.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
YOUR JAWS are FIRM.  Your SPEECH is ORDERLY.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

TOP:  SINCERE MOTIONLESS.  AUSPICIOUS.
You are SINCERE and MOTIONLESS.  AUSPICIOUS.

53.

Jian
GRADUAL APPROACH

GRADUAL.  WOMAN MARRY AUSPICIOUS.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
A GRADUAL approach.  AUSPICIOUS for the WOMAN to MARRY.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO DRY.  SMALL SON DANGER.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the DRY land.  DANGER for the YOUNGEST SON.

HAVE SPEECH.  NO HARM.
A DISCUSSION.  NO HARM.

2.  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO CLIFF.  DRINK EAT JOYFUL JOYFUL.  AUSPICIOUS.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the CLIFF.  JOYFUL EATING and DRINKING.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO LAND.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the LAND.

HUSBAND ADVANCE NOT RETURN.  WIFE CONCEIVE NOT BEAR-CHILD.
The HUSBAND SETS FORTH but does NOT RETURN.  The WIFE CONCEIVES but BEARS NO CHILD.

INAUSPICIOUS.  FAVORABLE WARD-OFF ENEMY.
INAUSPICIOUS.  It is FAVORABLE to WARD OFF ENEMIES.

4.  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO TREE.  PERHAPS GAIN ITS EVE.  NO HARM.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the TREES.  PERHAPS it will FIND A PERCH.  NO HARM.

5.  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO HILL.  WIFE THREE YEAR NOT CONCEIVE.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the HILL.  For THREE YEARS the WIFE will NOT CONCEIVE.

END NOT IT CONQUER.  AUSPICIOUS.
In the END, NOTHING PREVENTS IT.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  WILD-GOOSE GRADUAL TO LAND.
The WILD GOOSE GRADUALLY NEARS the LAND.

ITS FEATHER CAN USE ACT RITE.  AUSPICIOUS.
ITS FEATHERS CAN be USED to CONDUCT the RITES.  AUSPICIOUS.

54.

Gui Mei
THE MARRYING MAIDEN

MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER.  ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
The MARRYING MAIDEN.  INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

1.  MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER TAKE SECONDARY-WIFE.
The MARRYING MAIDEN TAKES along a SECONDARY WIFE.

LAME CAN TREAD.  ADVANCE AUSPICIOUS.
The LAME CAN WALK.  AUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

2.  BLIND-IN-ONE-EYE CAN SEE.  FAVORABLE SECLUDED PERSON OF OMEN.
The HALF-BLIND CAN SEE.  The OMEN OF the PERSON in SECLUSION is FAVORABLE.

3.  MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER TAKE HANDMAIDEN.
The MARRYING MAIDEN TAKES along a HANDMAIDEN.

REVERSE MARRY TAKE SECONDARY-WIFE.
When the MARRIAGE is at an END, she TAKES along the SECONDARY WIFE.

4.  MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER EXCEED DATE.  LATE MARRY HAVE TIME.
The MARRYING MAIDEN EXCEEDS the appointed DATE.  There IS TIME to POSTPONE the MARRIAGE.

5.  EMPEROR YI MARRY YOUNGER-SISTER.
EMPEROR YI gives his YOUNGER SISTER in MARRIAGE.

THE MONARCH OF SLEEVE NOT AS THE SECONDARY-WIFE OF SLEEVE SPLENDID.
The SLEEVES OF THE MONARCH are NOT as SPLENDID AS the SLEEVES OF THE SECONDARY WIFE.

MOON NEARLY FULL.  AUSPICIOUS.
The MOON is NEARLY FULL.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  WOMAN BEAR BASKET, NO SUBSTANCE.
The WOMAN BEARS a BASKET, but there is NOTHING in it.

YOUNG-MAN STAB SHEEP, NO BLOOD.
The YOUNG MAN STABS a SHEEP, but there is NO BLOOD.

NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

55.

Feng
ABUNDANCE

ABUNDANT. SACRIFICE.  KING ARRIVE [PART].  NOT WORRY.  FITTING DAY MIDDLE.
ABUNDANCE.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  The KING ARRIVES.  Do NOT be TROUBLED.  It is FITTING to act at MIDDAY.

1.  MEET YOUR COUNTERPART MASTER.  EVEN TEN-DAYS NO HARM.
You MEET with YOUR COUNTERPART and MASTER.  EVEN after TEN DAYS,there will be NO HARM.

GO HAVE VALUE.
GOING forth IS BENEFICIAL.

2.  ABUNDANT YOUR CURTAIN.  DAY MIDDLE SEE BIG-DIPPER.
YOUR CURTAIN is ABUNDANT.  The BIG DIPPER is SEEN at MIDDAY.

GO GAIN DOUBT AFFLICTION, HAVE TRUST DEVELOP THUS.  AUSPICIOUS.
GOING forth BRINGS DOUBTS and AFFLICTIONS, but TRUST is DEVELOPING.  AUSPICIOUS.

3.  ABUNDANT YOUR BANNER.  DAY MIDDLE SEE FROTH.
YOUR BANNER is ABUNDANT.  SWIRLING WATERS are SEEN at MIDDAY.

BREAK YOUR RIGHT ARM.  NO HARM.
You BREAK YOUR RIGHT ARM.  NO HARM.

4.  ABUNDANT YOUR CURTAIN.  DAY MIDDLE SEE BIG-DIPPER.
YOUR CURTAIN is ABUNDANT.  The BIG DIPPER is SEEN at MIDDAY.

MEET YOUR SAFE MASTER.  AUSPICIOUS.
You MEET with YOUR MASTER in SAFETY.  AUSPICIOUS.

5.  COME INTEGRITY.  HAVE REWARD PRAISE.  AUSPICIOUS.
You COME with INTEGRITY.  There ARE REWARDS and PRAISE.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  ABUNDANT YOUR HOUSE, CURTAIN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
YOUR HOUSE is ABUNDANT, yet YOUR HOUSEHOLD is CURTAINED off.

PEER YOUR DOOR, SEE [PART] NO PERSON.
One PEERS through YOUR DOOR, yet SEES NO ONE.

THREE YEAR NOT SEE.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You are NOT SEEN for THREE YEARS.  INAUSPICIOUS.

56.

Lu
THE TRAVELER

TRAVEL.  SMALL SACRIFICE.  TRAVEL OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
The TRAVELER.  Let a MINOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  The OMEN of the TRAVELER is AUSPICIOUS.

1.  TRAVEL TRIVIAL TRIVIAL, LEAVE HIS PLACE.  GET DISASTER.
Absorbed with TRIVIALITIES, the TRAVELER LEAVES HIS DWELLING, COURTING DISASTER.

2.  TRAVEL REACH LODGING, EMBRACE HIS MONEY.  GAIN CHILD SERVANT.
The TRAVELER REACHES an INN, EMBRACING HIS MONEY.  He ACQUIRES a CHILD SERVANT.

OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  TRAVEL BURN HIS LODGING.  LOSE HIS CHILD SERVANT.  OMEN DANGER.
The TRAVELER’S INN is BURNING.  He LOSES THE CHILD SERVANT.  An OMEN of DANGER.

4.  TRAVEL IN PLACE; GAIN HIS MONEY AX.  MY HEART NOT GLAD.
The TRAVELER is IN a safe PLACE.  He GETS HIS MONEY and his AX.  MY HEART is NOT GLAD.

5.  SHOOT PHEASANT.  ONE ARROW DISAPPEAR.  END TAKE PRAISE RANK.
You SHOOT a PHEASANT.  ONE ARROW is LOST.  In the END, you will GAIN PRAISE and RANK.

TOP:  BIRD BURN ITS NEST.  TRAVEL PERSON FIRST LAUGH, THEN CRY WAIL.
The BIRD’S NEST is BURNING.  The TRAVELER FIRST LAUGHS, THEN CRIES and WAILS.

LOSE OX IN EASE.  INAUSPICIOUS.
You LOSE an OX IN a time of EASE.  INAUSPICIOUS.

57.

Xun
COWARDICE

COWARDLY.  SMALL SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE HAVE PURPOSE GO.
COWARDICE.  Let a MINOR SACRIFICE be conducted.  It is FAVORABLE to PROCEED WITH a PURPOSE.

FAVORABLE SEE GREAT PERSON.
It is FAVORABLE to SEE the GREAT PERSON.

1.  ADVANCE RETREAT.  FAVORABLE MILITARY PERSON OF OMEN.
ADVANCING and RETREATING.  The OMEN of the WARRIOR is FAVORABLE.

2.  COWARDLY AT BED BENEATH.  USE RECITER SORCERER PROFUSE THUS.
COWARDLY, you hide BENEATH the BED.  You UTILIZE SPELL-CASTERS and SORCERERS in PROFUSION.

AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.
AUSPICIOUS.  NO HARM.

3.  URGENT COWARDLY.  MISFORTUNE.
You are FRANTIC and COWARDLY.  MISFORTUNE.

4.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  FIELD GAIN THREE TYPE.
REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  In the FIELD you BAG THREE TYPES of game.

5.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  NOTHING NOT FAVORABLE.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  There is NOTHING that will NOT end FAVORABLY.

NOT FIRST HAVE END.
Affairs which did NOT at FIRST succeed HAVE a good CULMINATION.

BEFORE SEVENTH THREE DAY, AFTER SEVENTH THREE DAY.  AUSPICIOUS.
THREE DAYS BEFORE the SEVENTH.  THREE DAYS AFTER the SEVENTH.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  COWARDLY AT BED BENEATH.  LOSE YOUR MONEY AX.
COWARDLY, you hide BENEATH the BED.  You LOSE YOUR MONEY and your AX.

OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

58.

Dui
JOY

JOY.  SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
JOY.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  PEACE JOY.  AUSPICIOUS.
PEACE with JOY.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  TRUST JOY.  AUSPICIOUS.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
TRUST amidst JOY.  AUSPICIOUS.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

3.  COME JOY.  INAUSPICIOUS.
JOY COMES, yet the omens are INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  DISCUSS JOY NOT PEACEFUL.  ARMOR AFFLICTION.  HAVE JOY.
DISCUSSIONS are JOYFUL, yet there is NO PEACE.  You are PROTECTED against AFFLICTION.  JOY will PREVAIL.

5.  TRUST IN SPLIT.  HAVE DANGER.
There is TRUST AMIDST DISSENT.  DANGER.

TOP:  CAUSE JOY.
JOY is BROUGHT forth.

59.

Huan
FLOWING

FLOW.  SACRIFICE.  KING ARRIVE HAVE TEMPLE.
FLOWING.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  When the KING ARRIVES the TEMPLE has been ESTABLISHED.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  ACT RESCUE.  HORSE STRONG.  AUSPICIOUS.
You are RESCUED.  The HORSE is STRONG.  AUSPICIOUS.

2.  FLOW DASH YOUR TABLE.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.
FLOWING water, SPLASHING over YOUR TABLE.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

3.  FLOW YOUR SELF.  NO REGRET.
Water FLOWING over YOU.  NO REGRETS.

4.  FLOW YOUR FLOCK.  MAJOR AUSPICIOUS.
Water FLOWING over YOUR FLOCK.  A MAJOR AUSPICIOUS omen.

FLOW HAVE HILL.  NOT SAFE YOUR THOUGHT.
The FLOWING water REACHES the HILL.  YOUR THOUGHTS are of DANGER.

5.  FLOW SWEAT.  [PART] GREAT CRY.  FLOW KING RESIDENCE.  NO HARM.
The SWEAT is FLOWING.  GREAT CRIES sound forth.  Water FLOWING over the RESIDENCE of the KING.  NO HARM.

TOP:  FLOW [PART] BLOOD.  GO, DISTANT EXIT.  NO HARM.
BLOOD is FLOWING.  GO, ESCAPE to a DISTANT place!  NO HARM.

60.

Jie
RESTRAINT

RESTRAIN.  SACRIFICE.  BITTER RESTRAINT.  NOT CAN DIVINE.
RESTRAINT.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  BITTER RESTRAINT.  Do NOT engage in DIVINATION.

1.  NOT EXIT DOOR COURTYARD.  NO HARM.
Do NOT DEPART through the COURTYARD by the DOOR.  NO HARM.

2.  NOT EXIT GATE COURTYARD.  INAUSPICIOUS.
Do NOT DEPART through the COURTYARD by the GATE.  INAUSPICIOUS.

3.  NOT RESTRAIN THUS, THEN LAMENT THUS.  NO HARM.
Those who do NOT practice RESTRAINT WILL LAMENT.  NO HARM.

4.  PEACE RESTRAINT.  SACRIFICE.
PEACEFUL RESTRAINT.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

5.  PLEASANT RESTRAINT.  AUSPICIOUS.  GO HAVE VALUE.
PLEASANT RESTRAINT.  AUSPICIOUS.  GOING forth IS BENEFICIAL.

TOP:  BITTER RESTRAINT.  OMEN INAUSPICIOUS, REGRET DISAPPEAR.
BITTER RESTRAINT.  The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS, but REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.

61.

Zhong Fu
INMOST TRUST

CENTER TRUST.  SWINE FISH AUSPICIOUS.
INMOST TRUST.  SWINE and FISH are AUSPICIOUS.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

1.  WORRY AUSPICIOUS.  HAVE OTHER, NOT SWALLOW (BIRD).
VIGILANCE is AUSPICIOUS.  If you UNDERTAKE EXTRANEOUS affairs, you will LOSE the serenity of SWALLOWS.

2.  CALL CRANE IN SHADE.  ITS YOUNG JOIN IT.
The CRANE CALLS IN the SHADE.  IT is JOINED by ITS YOUNG.

I HAVE GOOD WINE-VESSEL.  I WITH YOU POUR IT.
I HAVE a GOOD VESSEL of WINE.  I will SHARE IT WITH YOU.

3.  GAIN ENEMY.  PERHAPS DRUM PERHAPS CEASE.  PERHAPS WEEP PERHAPS SING.
DEFEATING the ENEMY.  PERHAPS there is DRUMMING, PERHAPS the drumming CEASES.  PERHAPS there is WEEPING, PERHAPS there is SINGING.

4.  MOON NEARLY FULL.  HORSE TEAM DISAPPEAR.  NO HARM.
The MOON is NEARLY FULL.  A TEAM of HORSES goes ASTRAY.  NO HARM.

5.  HAVE TRUST TIGHT THUS.  NO HARM.
There IS SOLID TRUST.  NO HARM.

TOP:  FEATHER SOUND ASCEND TO SKY.  OMEN INAUSPICIOUS.
The SOUND of WINGS ASCENDS TO the SKY.  The OMEN is INAUSPICIOUS.

62.

Xiao Guo
SMALL EXCESS

SMALL EXCESS.  SACRIFICE.  FAVORABLE OMEN.
SMALL EXCESS.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN.

CAN SMALL AFFAIR.  NOT CAN GREAT AFFAIRS.
You CAN engage in SMALL AFFAIRS.  Do NOT engage in GREAT AFFAIRS.

FLY BIRD LEAVE [PART] SOUND.  NOT FITTING HIGH.  FITTING LOW.
The SOUND LEFT behind BY a FLYING BIRD.  It is NOT FITTING to go HIGH.  It is FITTING to stay LOW.

GREAT AUSPICIOUS.
A GREAT AUSPICIOUS omen.

1.  FLY BIRD TAKE INAUSPICIOUS.
A FLYING BIRD will BRING ILL FATE.

2.  PASS YOUR GRANDFATHER, MEET YOUR GRANDMOTHER.
You PASS by YOUR GRANDFATHER, but MEET with YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

NOT REACH THE MONARCH, MEET HIS MINISTER.  NO HARM.
You do NOT REACH THE MONARCH, but MEET with HIS MINISTER.  NO HARM.

3.  NOT PASS:  DEFEND HIM.  UNDERTAKE PERHAPS KILL HIM.  INAUSPICIOUS.
Do NOT PASS him by:  DEFEND yourself against HIM.  PERHAPS UNDERTAKE to KILL HIM.  INAUSPICIOUS.

4.  NO HARM.  NOT PASS:  MEET HIM.  GO DANGER.  MUST GUARD.
NO HARM.  Do NOT PASS him by:  MEET with HIM.  GOING forth will bring DANGER.  You MUST be on your GUARD.

NOT ACT.  ETERNAL OMEN.
Do NOT ACT.  An OMEN of ETERNITY.

5.  THICK CLOUD NOT RAIN, FROM MY WEST COUNTRYSIDE.
THICK CLOUDS WITHOUT RAIN, approaching FROM MY WESTERN FIELDS.

DUKE STRING-ARROW, GET THAT IN CAVE.
The DUKE shoots with the STRING-ARROW, STRIKING the ONE IN the CAVE.

TOP:  NOT MEET:  PASS HIM.  FLY BIRD LEAVE HIM.
Do NOT MEET with him:  PASS HIM by.  FLYING BIRDS LEAVE HIM behind.

INAUSPICIOUS:  BE CALL CALAMITY ERROR.
INAUSPICIOUS:  this will BE CALLED a CALAMITOUS ERROR.

63.

Ji Ji
AFTER CROSSING THE RIVER

ALREADY CROSS-RIVER.  SACRIFICE.  SMALL FAVORABLE OMEN.
AFTER CROSSING the RIVER.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.  A FAVORABLE OMEN for SMALL affairs.

FIRST AUSPICIOUS, END DISARRAY.
AUSPICIOUS at FIRST, but the END brings DISARRAY.

1.  DRAG YOUR WHEEL.  WET ITS TAIL.  NO HARM.
You are DRAGGING YOUR WHEELS.  The fox gets ITS TAIL WET.  NO HARM.

2.  WOMAN LOSE HER HEADDRESS.  NOT PURSUE.  SEVEN DAY GAIN.
The WOMAN LOSES HER HEADDRESS.  Do NOT SEEK after it.  In SEVEN DAYS it will be FOUND.

3.  HIGH ANCESTOR ATTACK DEMON PLACE.  THREE YEAR CONQUER IT.
The EXALTED ANCESTOR ATTACKED the PLACE of DEMONS.  In THREE YEARS he CONQUERED IT.

SMALL PERSON NOT ACT.
The LOWLY PERSON must NOT ACT.

4.  COLORFUL HAVE CLOTHES TATTER.  END DAY GUARD.
FINE CLOTHES end up in TATTERS.  Until the END of the DAY, be on your GUARD.

5.  EAST NEIGHBOR KILL OX,
When the EASTERN NEIGHBOR SLAUGHTERS an OX

NOT LIKE WEST NEIGHBOR OF SPRING-OFFERING SACRIFICE.
the rites are NOT AS splendid as the SPRING SACRIFICES OF the WESTERN NEIGHBOR.

SOLID RECEIVE [PART] GOOD-FORTUNE.
There IS GOOD FORTUNE in SOLIDITY.

TOP:  WET YOUR HEAD.  DANGER.
You get YOUR HEAD WET.  DANGER.

64.

Wei Ji
BEFORE CROSSING THE RIVER

NOT-YET CROSS-RIVER.  SACRIFICE.
BEFORE CROSSING the RIVER.  Let a SACRIFICE be conducted.

SMALL FOX NEARLY CROSS-RIVER, WET ITS TAIL.  NO PURPOSE FAVORABLE.
When the SMALL FOX has NEARLY CROSSED the RIVER, it gets ITS TAIL WET.  There is NO ENDEAVOR that will end FAVORABLY.

1.  WET ITS TAIL.  MISFORTUNE.
The fox gets ITS TAIL WET.  MISFORTUNE.

2.  DRAG YOUR WHEEL.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.
You are DRAGGING YOUR WHEELS.  The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.

3.  NOT-YET CROSS-RIVER ADVANCE INAUSPICIOUS.
BEFORE CROSSING the RIVER it is INAUSPICIOUS for the army to ADVANCE.

FAVORABLE FORD GREAT RIVER.
It is FAVORABLE to FORD the GREAT RIVER.

4.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  REGRET DISAPPEAR.  THUNDER ACT ATTACK DEMON PLACE.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  REGRETS will DISAPPEAR.  Like a THUNDERCLAP, ATTACK the PLACE of DEMONS.

THREE YEAR, HAVE REWARD IN GREAT REALM.
In THREE YEARS, REWARDS will be OBTAINED IN the GREAT REALM.

5.  OMEN AUSPICIOUS.  NO REGRETS.
The OMEN is AUSPICIOUS.  NO REGRETS.

NOBLE PERSON OF HONOR HAVE TRUST.  AUSPICIOUS.
There IS TRUST in the HONOR OF the NOBLE PERSON.  AUSPICIOUS.

TOP:  HAVE TRUST IN DRINK WINE.  NO HARM.
TRUST is GAINED IN the DRINKING of WINE.  NO HARM.

WET YOUR HEAD.  HAVE TRUST, LOSE CORRECT.
You get YOUR HEAD WET.  Though there IS TRUST, you may STRAY from what is RIGHT.

I.  KEN  (Heaven)

Ken is what is perfect, auspicious, useful, and constant.

Positive I.  Represents the obscure dragon lying hidden.  Better not move.

Positive II.  The dragon appearing in the field; advantageous to see great men.

Positive III.  Honourable men employ themselves assiduously all day long, and are wide awake from morning to evening.  Though dangerous, yet free from blame.

Positive IV.  The dragon is as if he were leaping, but in the deep.  Free from blame.

Positive V.  The dragon has flown up into the heaven.  Advantageous to see great men.

Positive VI.  The dragon is in a state of excesses; and is beset with remorse.

The Mode of Using the Positives.  Lucky, if all the dragons are so humble as if they had no heads.

II.  KON  (Earth)

Kon is perfect and auspicious.  Advantageous to the constancy of mares.  In undertaking any thing, honourable men will become perplexed, if they take precedence over others; while if they keep themselves behind others they will be successful; and in all things they should aim at utility.  They will get friends in the south-west and lose others in the north-east.  But if they are contented and constant, they will be lucky.

Negative I.  We first tread upon frost and then come to hard ice.

Negative II.  Represents that is honest, upright, and comprehensive, and is useful in every way, without ever receiving instruction.

Negative III.  Keep your accomplishments secret and be constant.  If you apply yourself to the king’s affairs, you will not be successful at first, but you will at last succeed.

Negative IV.  Tightens the mouth of the purse, and is free from blame, although he does not get honours.

Negative V.  Is a yellow dress, and is perfectly lucky.

Negative VI.  A dragon fights in the field, and its blood is darkish yellow.

The Mode of Using the Negatives.  Advantageous to be persistent and constant.

III.  CHUN  (Fulness)

Chun.  Perfectly auspicious; advantageous to be constant; not propitious to make movements; advantageous to establish dukedoms.

Positive I.  Is at a stand-still; advantageous to be constant; and advantageous to be created a duke.

Negative II.  Is perplexed and receding; she mounts a horse, but is unable to advance.  Negative II is not invaded, but is sought after for marriage.  The woman is constant and does not marry.  She marries ten years hence.

Negative III.  Hunts deers without a guide, and advances far into the forest.  Honourable men had better, in such a case, abandon the chase.  Inauspicious to advance.

Negative IV.  Mounts a horse, but is unable to advance; seeks to marry; lucky if she advance, and every thing would be in an advantageous state.

Positive V.  With-holds his benevolence.  Lucky in small things, if he is constant.  Unlucky in large things, though he be constant.

Negative VI.  Mounts a horse, but is unable to advance; and bloody tears are pouring down.

IV.  MÔ  (Infancy)

Mô.  Auspicious; we do not apply to children; children do apply to us.  The first divination is answered, but repetition is blasphemous; and when blasphemous, it is not answered.  Advantageous to be constant.

Negative I.  In opening Mô to light it is advantageous to hold men liable to punishments, and to unfasten shackles.  To rely entirely upon punishments is inauspicious.

Positive II.  Is lucky to take [under his instruction] the whole Mô; and lucky to take in a woman.  The son skilfully manages the household affairs.

Negative III.  Do not take a woman in marriage: she will be attracted by rich men and will not remain constant.  There will be no advantage [in marrying her].

Negative IV.  Is sunk in Mô; inauspicious.

Negative V.  Is an infant; and is lucky.

Positive VI.  Attacks Mô.  Disadvantageous to make an assault, but advantageous to defend against an assault.

V.  JU  (To wait)

Ju.  Bright and auspicious, when there is truthfulness; lucky, when there is constancy; advantageous to wade a large river.

Positive I.  Represents what is waiting in the suburbs; advantageous to maintain steadiness; free from blame.

Positive II.  Is waiting in the sand; there will be some murmurings; but lucky in the end.

Positive III.  Is waiting in the mud; and invites invaders.

Negative IV.  Is waiting in the blood; emerges from a hole.

Positive V.  Is treating [guests] with drink and food; lucky, if constant.

Negative VI.  Enters a hole; three uninvited visitors will come; lucky in the end, if one treat them with respect.

VI.  SHÔ  (Lawsuit)

Shô.  Suffering from wrong though conforming with veracity; lucky, when the spirit of modesty leads to an early conclusion [of the suit]; unlucky, when [the suit] is prosecuted to the last; advantageous to see great men; disadvantageous to wade a large river.

Negative I.  Represents what does not stick long to any undertaking, and is somewhat liable to murmurs, but is lucky in the end.

Positive II.  Is unable to maintain the suit, and goes home and flies away; but the three hundred families in the village are free from any calamity.

Negative III.  Returns to his original profession; lucky in the end, when there is constancy, though involving some danger.  If he engages himself in the king’s affairs, he will accomplish nothing.

Positive IV.  Is unable to maintain the suit, turns back and submits to reason; lucky, if he changes his mind and remains constant.

Positive V.  The suit will be perfectly lucky.

Positive VI.  A robe of state may be bestowed on [the Positive VI]; but it will be thrice revoked before the morning passes away.

VII.  SHI  (Army)

Shi.  Righteous.  Lucky and free from blame if he is a venerable man [who commands the army].

Negative I.  An army must move with discipline.  Unlucky, if not in good order.

Positive II.  Occupies the middle position in Shi, it is lucky and free from blame.  The king favours him with his words three times.

Negative III.  An army may carry corpses by cart; unlucky.

Negative IV.  An army encamps on a retired position; it is free from evils.

Negative V.  There are games to hunt; advantageous to remonstrate; free from blame.  Good if a venerable man command the army; but unlucky if a youth convey corpses by cart.

Negative VI.  The August king distributes rewards; and he founds states and settles houses.  Do not take small-minded men into favour.

VIII.  HI  (Friendship)

Hi.  Lucky.  Enquire and divine, and if [the friend, whom one wishes to be his, is] perfect, persistent, and constant, there will be no blame.  Though not yet easy in mind, yet [followers] will come, and one that shall come late, shall be unlucky.

Negative I.  When one forms friendship with the truthful, he will be free from blame.  When there is truthfulness enough to fill an oblation bottle, good fortunes will indirectly come in the end.

Negative II.  Cultivates friendship with a sincere heart.  Lucky, if constant.

Negative III.  Cultivates friendship with a wrong person.

Negative IV.  Cultivates friendship abroad.  Lucky, if constant.

Positive V.  Maintains his friendship openly.  The King urging his pursuit of game on three directions [only], and allowing the escape of all the animals before him.  The townsfolk will be reasonable without any injunction.

Negative VI.  Makes a wrong beginning in friendship.  Unlucky.

IX.  SHÔ-CHIKU  (Small Stoppage)

Shô-Chiku.  Auspicious.  Clouds are dense, but it rains not.  They come from our western outskirts.

Positive I.  Turns back for the sake of principle.  How can he be blamed?  He is lucky.

Positive II.  Turns back in company with [Positive I]; he is lucky.

Positive III.  A carriage is detached into separate parts by taking off the key which secures the wheel to the shaft.  A husband and a wife look at each other with malice.

Negative IV.  Is truthful.  Blood escapes, and caution comes forth.  Free from blame.

Positive V.  Is truthful and affectionate; and enjoys his wealth with his neighbours.

Positive VI.  It has already rained and one has already settled down.  One esteems virtues and virtues become great enough to load a cart with.  A woman is dangerous, though she may be constant.  The moon is near its full.  Unlucky, if honourable men advance.

X.  RI  (To tramp)

Ri.  A tiger’s tail is tramped, but it does not devour the man.  Auspicious.

Positive I.  Pursues an unsullied career and may advance without the fear of being blamed.

Positive II.  Goes over the road smoothly.  Lucky, if he is constant like a hermit.

Negative III.  The one-eyed are enabled to see, and the lame are enabled to walk.  A tiger’s tail is tramped, and it devours the man; unlucky.  A military man wishes to become a great sovereign.

Positive IV.  Tramps a tiger’s tail.  Lucky in the end, if he be cautious.

Positive V.  Is resolute in action.  Dangerous, though constant.

Positive VI.  Estimates his happiness if he take advantages of the past career.  If it be complete and without failure, there will be a perfect luckiness.

XI.  TAI  (Non-obstruction)

Tai.  The small go away and the large come, and it is lucky and auspicious.

Positive I.  In pulling up rushes, roots come off in a mass, consisting of the same variety.  Lucky to advance.

Positive II.  Tolerates wasteness, employs the daring, and does not discard the distant.  When factions are annihilated, the path of mean will be respected.

Positive III.  There is nothing level which does not incline, and nothing goes but does not return.  Free from blame, if hardy and constant.  If free from anxieties, and truthful, blissful at the lunar eclipse.

Negative IV.  Is flighty; is not rich; is in concord with neighbours; and is truthful without a warning.

Negative V.  A princess of blood is given in marriage.  Blissful and perfectly lucky.

Negative VI.  The castle has tumbled down into the moat.  Do not go to war.  The townsfolk issue orders.  Inauspicious, though constant.

XII.  HI  (Obstruction)

Hi is against humanity; not advantageous to the constancy of honourable men; the great go away and the small come.

Negative I.  In pulling up rushes, roots come off in a mass, consisting of the same variety.  Lucky and auspicious, if constant.

Negative II.  Is submissive.  Lucky for small-minded men.  Obstructive yet auspicious for great men.

Negative III.  Veils his shame.

Positive IV.  An order is given.  Free from blame.  Friends receive felicity.

Positive V.  Stops Hi.  Lucky for great men.  How critical!  How critical!  [Make it as secure as if] it be fastened to a densely grown mulberry grove.

Positive VI.  Gives a turn to Hi.  Obstructed at first, but rejoicing in the end.

XIII.  DÔ-JIN  (Fellowship)

Fellowship is formed in a plain; advantageous to wade a large river, and advantageous to the constancy of honourable men.

Positive I.  Fellowship is formed at the gate; free from blame.

Negative II.  Fellowship is formed with the family of the main stock; inauspicious.

Positive III.  Stations an ambuscade among bushes, and himself goes up a hill close by, but is unable to call [his troops] to action for three years.

Positive IV.  Gets on the wall, but can not attack; lucky.

Positive V.  At first cries in forming fellowship, but at last he laughs.  The mighty armies are victorious and meet together.

Positive VI.  Fellowship is formed in a suburb; free from remorse.

XIV.  TAI-YÛ  (A mighty possession)

Tai-Yû.  Perfectly auspicious.

Positive I.  Is as yet free from contact with harms; it is not to be blamed, and free from blame, if hardy.

Positive II.  Is loaded like a large vehicle; advances; and is free from blame.

Positive III.  A duke is invited to the royal table.  Small-minded men can not [be invited].

Positive IV.  Is not proud of his splendor, and is free from blame.

Negative V.  His truthfulness is mutual.  Lucky, if awe-inspiring.

Positive VI.  Heaven assists him.  Lucky, and advantageous in every respect.

XV.  KEN  (Modesty)

Ken.  Auspicious.  Honourable men will have a [happy] end.

Negative I.  Is exceedingly modest, and is a sage.  Lucky to wade a large river.

Negative II.  Is noted for his modesty, and will be lucky, if constant.

Positive III.  Is assiduous and modest, and is an honourable man; will have an honourable end, and will be lucky.

Negative IV.  Advantageous in every way, but [you must] recommend to a modest person.

Negative V.  Is not fertile in intellect, and consults with his neighbour.  Advantageous to undertake an expedition.  Advantageous in every way.

Negative VI.  Proclaims his modesty.  Advantageous to lead an army and subjugate provinces.

XVI.  YO  (Enjoyment)

Yo.  Advantageous to establish dukedoms and to lead an army.

Negative I.  Proclaims his enjoyment, and will be unlucky.

Negative II.  Stands between rocks; does not wait till the end of the day; and will be lucky, if constant.

Negative III.  Is inconsistent in enjoyment.  Remorse will attend him, if he is late to repent.

Positive IV.  [All others] enjoy through the medium of [Positive IV]; and [Positive IV] is very successful.  Do not doubt, for friends will assemble together.

Negative V.  Suffers from a settled disease but as he pursues a normal course, he does not die.

Negative VI.  Is blind in enjoyment.  Though blind, he will be free from blame, if he reforms himself.

XVII.  ZUI  (To obey)

Zui.  Perfectly auspicious, advantageous to be constant, and free from blame.

Positive I.  Changes his official capacity.  Lucky, if just.  Successful, if he forms friendship outside the gate.

Negative II.  Loses a great man by his attachment to a small man.

Negative III.  Loses a small man by his attachment to a great man.  He will gain much, if he obeys the great man and asks him.  Advantageous to stand by constancy.

Positive IV.  Gains much being obeyed by [Positive II].  Unlucky, though constant.  If one be truthful and wise, what blame can there be?

Positive V.  Is truthful on congratulatory occasions and will be lucky.

Negative VI.  Is bound, and fastened, and further tightened.  The king accordingly celebrates [his ancestors] at the West Mountain.

XVIII.  KO  (Affairs)

Ko.  Perfectly auspicious, and advantageous to wade a large river.  Three days previous to the time and three days after the time.

Negative I.  Manages his father’s affairs.  When there is a son, the father will be free.  Lucky in the end, though dangerous.

Positive II.  Manages his mother’s affairs.  One ought not to stick to the affairs with constancy.

Positive III.  Manages his father’s affairs.  There will be some remorse, but free any great blame.

Negative IV.  Leisurely manages his father’s affairs.  Inauspicious to advance.

Negative V.  Manages his father’s affairs, and gets honour.

Positive VI.  Does not offer his service to kings and princes, and maintains a noble standing.

XIX.  RIN  (To look Down)

Rin.  Perfectly auspicious, and advantageous to be constant.  In August will come an ill-luck.

Positive I.  Looks full in the face, and will be lucky if constant.

Positive II.  Looks full in the face, will be lucky, and advantageous in every respect.

Negative III.  Looks with fawnings and will not be advantageous in any way.  If he is sorry for it, he will be free from blame.

Negative IV.  Looks in earnest, and will be free from blame.

Negative V.  Looks with wisdom, which is a proper course for a great sovereign.  He will be lucky.

Negative VI.  Is honest in looking at [things], will be lucky, and free from blame.

XX.  KWAN  (To observe or to show)

Kwan.  [Positive V] washes his hands, but before he sets offerings, his truthfulness makes [the people] look up to him with reverence.

Negative I.  Is childish in observation.  Small-minded men will be free from blame, but inauspicious for honourable men.

Negative II.  Sees by peeping.  Advantageous to the constancy of a woman.

Negative III.  Decides his movement by observing his own nature.

Negative IV.  Sees the light of the country, and is advantageous to be the guest of the King.

Positive V.  Observes his own nature.  If he is an honourable man, he will be free from blame.

Positive VI.  Observes his own nature.  If he is an honourable man, he will be free from blame.

XXI.  JEI-KÔ  (To cram)

Jei-kô.  Auspicious, and advantageous to decide cases.

Positive I.  Stops the foot by using fetters.  Free from evils.

Negative II.  Bites the skin and destroys the nose, and will be free from blame.

Negative III.  Musticates dried flesh, and suffers from poison; somewhat inauspicious, but free from blame.

Positive IV.  Musticates dried bony flesh and obtains a gold arrow.  It will be advantageous to be hardy and constant, and will be lucky.

Negative V.  Musticates dried flesh, and obtains gold, and will be free from blame, if he is constant and cautious.

Positive VI.  Bears shackles and destroys the ear.  Unlucky.

XXII.  HI  (To embellish)

Hi.  Auspicious; somewhat advantageous to advance.

Positive I.  Embellishes his feet, and leaving the carriage takes to walking.

Negative II.  Embellishes his mustache.

Positive III.  Is embellished and glossy, and will be lucky, if permanently constant.

Negative IV.  Is embellished yet is white.  A white horse is running; it does not [intend to] attack, but wishes to marry.