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.
An omen of favor in the long term.
===   === The dragon fights beyond the fields. Their blood is dark and yellow.
===   === Yellow robes. There will be great good fortune.
=== o === Tie up the sacks. No harm will come, nor will there be praise.
=== o === 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.
小過

62 Xiao Guo


The Young Surpass
Your plea is heard. Good omen. Small things are possible; big things are not. A flying bird leaves behind its cry. It is not proper to go up, but proper to go down. Great good fortune.
===   === He does not meet him, but passes him by. The flying bird, he leaves it. Misfortune. This means disaster.
===   === Dark clouds are building in the west, but there is no rain. The duke shot and bagged it in its hole.
========= No harm will come. He does not pass over, but faces him. Going on a journey is dangerous. You must be cautious. Do not use this omen for a long-term query.
========= He does not pass over but stands up to him. So someone may injure him. Misfortune.
===   === He passes over his ancestor and faces the ancestress. He will not reach his lord, but will meet his minister. No harm will come.
===   === A flying bird. With it will come misfortune.