44 Gou


Encounter
The girl is strong. Do not use this omen to take a wife.
========= Encountering its horn. Regret, but no harm will come.
========= Bundle the gourd in willow. The pattern holds. Something will fall from heaven.
========= There is no fish in the bundle. Rising up will bring misfortune.
========= No flesh on his buttocks, his steps are hobbled. Danger. No great harm will come.
====x==== There is a fish in the bundle. No harm will come. It is not the time to be a guest.
===   === Tied to a bronze spindle. Omen of good fortune. If there is somewhere to go, you will see misfortune. Bound pigs and captives buck and balk.

33 Dun


A Suckling Pig
Your plea is heard. Omen of slight advantage.
========= A plump piglet. All signs are favorable.
========= A festival piglet. Omen of good fortune.
========= A fine piglet. Good fortune for the nobleman, bad for the lowborn.
========= A tied-up piglet. There is danger of illness. Tend to your servants. Good fortune.
===   === Tether it with the hide of a yellow ox. There is no way it can succeed in getting loose.
===   === The tail of a piglet. Omen of danger. Do not use this omen to go on a journey.