| 噬嗑 | 21 Shi HeBite 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. |
| ====x==== | 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. |
| === o === | He takes a bite of fresh meat, and his nose is cut off. No great harm. |
| ====x==== | With his ankles shackled, his toes are cut off. No great harm. |
| 師 | 7 ShiArmy Troops |
| Omen of good fortune for an older man. No harm will come. | |
| === === | The great lord has the mandate. He founds states and sires clans. This omen is of no use to the lowborn. |
| === === | They bag game in the hunt. Now is the time to question captives. No harm will come. The elder brother leads the troops; the younger carts the corpse. Omen of misfortune. |
| === === | The army camps to the left. No harm will come. |
| === === | Someone in the army carts a corpse. There will be misfortune. |
| ========= | That he is in the army is fortunate. No harm will come. Thrice the king bestowed his commands. |
| === === | The army troops march off in tune. It will not be good. There will be misfortune. |