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.
========= 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.
=== o === 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.

55 Feng


The Royal Capital
Your plea is heard. The king approaches. Do not grieve. It is appropriate. It is in the middle of the sun.
===   === His house in the capital, in the shadow of his home. Peer through the door; it is vacant and no one is there. For three years no one is seen. Misfortune.
===   === He comes to Shang. There will be celebration and joy. Good fortune.
========= The capital in shadow, the Ladle appears in the middle of the sun. He will meet a lord of Yi. Good fortune.
========= The capital under a veil, stars appear in the middle of the sun. He will break his right bow. No harm will come.
===   === The capital in shadow, the Ladle appears in the middle of the sun. One who takes a journey will get the doubting disease. There will be captives, as if commencing. Good fortune.
========= He will meet his noble counterpart. For a cycle of ten days at least, no harm will come. To go on a journey will be rewarded.