噬嗑

21 Shi He


Bite and Chew
Your plea is heard. It is time to take legal action.
====x==== 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.
====x==== 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.
====x==== With his ankles shackled, his toes are cut off. No great harm.

2 Kun


The Compliant
Your primary plea is heard. The omen is favorable for a mare. On a journey if the nobleman leads he will lose the way; if he follows he will gain a ruler. Now is the time to find friends in the southwest; you will lose them in the northeast. Omen of peace. There will be good fortune.
===   === The dragon fights beyond the fields. Their blood is dark and yellow.
===   === Yellow robes. There will be great good fortune.
===   === Tie up the sacks. No harm will come, nor will there be praise.
===   === The pattern holds. Omen of approval. One who serves the king has no expectations. There will be a good end.
===   === Inspect the outlying lands. It will be great. It should not be repeated. All signs are favorable.
===   === Frost is underfoot. A hard freeze is coming.