| 困 | 47 KunDistress |
| Your plea is heard. Omen of the great one. Good fortune. No harm will come. There is talk but it is not believed. | |
| === === | Distressed by vines and creepers, he is tripped up. This is called “to act is to regret”. There will be problems. An attack will bring good fortune. |
| ========= | Distressed with amputation by the burgundy knees, he slowly extricates himself. By this omen it is time to offer sacrifice. |
| ====x==== | He comes slowly, distressed by a bronze carriage. There will be an end to regret. |
| === === | Distressed by stone, he grasps at thorns. Entering his palace he does not see his wife. There will be misfortune. |
| ========= | He is distressed with food and wine, and then come the scarlet knees. By this omen it is time to offer sacrifice. An attack will bring misfortune. No harm will come. |
| === === | Buttocks distressed by a wooden staff, he enters the dark valley and is not seen for three years. |
| 坎 | 29 KanThe Pit |
| There is a capture. Consider offering the heart in sacrifice. A trip will be rewarded. | |
| === === | Tie him up with braids and cords. Throw him into a thorny keep. For three years he is not bagged. Misfortune. |
| ========= | The pit is not filled, though all around is level. No misfortune. |
| === === | A flask of wine, tureens – a pair – in earthenware, handed through the window, bound. No misfortune in the end. |
| === === | Bring him here and thump him down. Steep and deep, he plunges down the pitfall. Do not use this omen. |
| ========= | The pit has a drop. Expect to gain a little. |
| === === | Pit within a pit. He plunges down the pitfall. There will be misfortune. |