30 Li


The Lia-bird
A good omen. Your plea is heard. Raising cows will bring good fortune.
========= The king used this to launch an attack. It is good that heads are lopped off. The catch was not just of enemies. No harm will come.
===   === Tears flow like a river as they moan and grieve. There will be good fortune.
========= Suddenly it alights, like blazing up, like snuffing out, like casting off.
========= The setting sun's lia-bird. Unless you beat an earthen pot and sing, your elders' lamentations will be substantial. Misfortune.
===   === A yellow lia-bird. Great good fortune.
====x==== He walks in a tangle. Take care of him. No harm will come.

56 Lu


The Traveler
Your minor plea is heard. Omen of good fortune for the traveler.
========= A bird burns up its nest. At first the traveler laughs, but afterwards he weeps. He loses his cattle in Yi. Misfortune.
===   === He shoots a pheasant with one arrow, and it dies. In the end he wins honor and the mandate.
========= The traveler goes to settle and gets his goods and weapons. My heart is not glad.
========= The traveler burns down his lodge and loses his servant boy. Omen of danger.
===   === The traveler approaches a lodge with his cherished provisions. He gains a servant boy. Omen of good fortune.
===   === The traveler is miserly. This is the disaster he takes on.