30 Li


The Lia-bird
A good omen. Your plea is heard. Raising cows will bring good fortune.
====x==== The king used this to launch an attack. It is good that heads are lopped off. The catch was not just of enemies. No harm will come.
=== o === Tears flow like a river as they moan and grieve. There will be good fortune.
====x==== Suddenly it alights, like blazing up, like snuffing out, like casting off.
========= The setting sun's lia-bird. Unless you beat an earthen pot and sing, your elders' lamentations will be substantial. Misfortune.
===   === A yellow lia-bird. Great good fortune.
========= He walks in a tangle. Take care of him. No harm will come.
既濟

63 Ji Ji


Across the Stream
Your plea is heard. Good omen for small matters. Good fortune in the beginning, disorder in the end.
===   === It drenches its head. Danger.
========= The eastern neighbor slaughtered an ox. It will not receive as full a blessing as the western neighbor's sacrifice.
===   === He drenches in his wadded jacket. Be vigilant all day long.
========= The High Ancestor attacked the Land of Ghosts, and conquered it in three years. The lowborn should not use this omen.
===   === His wife loses her hairpiece. Do not look for it. In seven days she will find it.
========= His wheels are dragging. It drenches its tail. No harm will come.