萃(瘁)

45 Cui


Suffering
Your plea is heard. The king goes to his ancestral temple. It is time to see the great one. Good omen for the sacrifice. Using the great ox will bring good fortune. Now is the time to go on a journey.
===   === Moaning and groaning, sobbing and snivelling. No harm will come.
========= Suffering in high position. No harm will come if no one is captured. Great good fortune. The long-term omen is that the troubles will end.
========= There will be great good fortune. No harm will come.
=== o === Suffering and sighing. No signs are favorable. Going on a journey will bring no harm. There will be slight regret.
===   === If there are captives, it is best to use them for the summer sacrifice. Stretching it out brings good fortune. No harm will come.
===   === Capturing does not end. There is chaos, and then, suffering. If crying “yeow” becomes a laugh, do not fret. Going on a journey will bring no harm.

31 Xian


Chopping Off
Your plea is heard. A good omen for taking a wife. There will be good fortune.
===   === Chop off his jowl, cheeks and tongue.
========= Chop off the loin. There will be no problems.
========= Omen of good fortune. Problems cease. “If you dither back and forth, a friend is thinking of you.”
========= Chop off his leg at the thigh. Hold up the marrow. To go on a journey will bring regret.
===   === Chop off his leg at the calf. Misfortune. For settlements, there will be good fortune.
===   === Chop off his big toe.