大畜

26 Da Chu


Greater Stock
A good omen. These are not to be eaten at home. There will be good fortune. Now is the time to ford the great river.
========= Bearing the course of Heaven. Your plea is heard.
===   === The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
=== o === The hobble of a young bull. There will be great good fortune.
====x==== Fine horses are being chased. A good omen in times of difficulty. He said: “Circle the wagons in defense!” It is time to go on a journey.
====x==== The carriage loses an axle box.
========= There is danger. It is time to make a sacrifice.
噬嗑

21 Shi He


Bite and Chew
Your plea is heard. It is time to take legal action.
========= 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.
===   === 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.