56 Lu


The Traveler
Your minor plea is heard. Omen of good fortune for the traveler.
========= A bird burns up its nest. At first the traveler laughs, but afterwards he weeps. He loses his cattle in Yi. Misfortune.
===   === He shoots a pheasant with one arrow, and it dies. In the end he wins honor and the mandate.
========= The traveler goes to settle and gets his goods and weapons. My heart is not glad.
====x==== The traveler burns down his lodge and loses his servant boy. Omen of danger.
===   === The traveler approaches a lodge with his cherished provisions. He gains a servant boy. Omen of good fortune.
=== o === The traveler is miserly. This is the disaster he takes on.
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21 Shi He


Bite and Chew
Your plea is heard. It is time to take legal action.
========= With his head in a cangue, his ears are cut off. There will be misfortune.
===   === He takes a bite of dried meat, and gets a piece of bronze. Omen of danger. No harm will come.
========= He takes a bite of dried meat on the bone, and gets a bronze arrowhead. A good omen in times of difficulty. There will be good fortune.
===   === He takes a bite of cured meat, and gets a taste of poison. There will be some regret, but no great harm.
===   === He takes a bite of fresh meat, and his nose is cut off. No great harm.
========= With his ankles shackled, his toes are cut off. No great harm.