41 Sun


Decrease
There will be captives. Great good fortune will come and no harm. What to use? Two tureens can be used for the plea. Omen of approval. Now is the time to go on a journey.
========= They will not be diminished; it increases them. No harm will come. Omen of good fortune. Now is the time to go on a journey. You will gain a servant without a home.
===   === If increased by a turtle worth ten double strings of cowry shells, you cannot oppose. There will be great good fortune.
===   === It shortened the illness, and accelerated the prospect of joy. No harm will come.
===   === Three people walking will be decreased by one. One person walking will gain a friend.
====x==== A good omen. Attacking will bring misfortune. They will not be diminished; it increases them.
========= The sacrificial service goes with haste. There will be no harm. As for libations, reduce them.

27 Yi


Jawbones
Omen of good fortune. Eye the mandible to see for yoursef what the mouth has to say.
========= Follow the mandible. Dangerous. There will be good fortune. Now is the time to ford the great river.
===   === Touch the firebrand. Omen of good fortune for occupying a settlement. It is not possible to ford the great river.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down. There will be good fortune. The tiger's gaze is piercing, its prey so far away. No harm will come.
===   === Touch the mandible. Omen of misfortune. For ten years you cannot act. No signs are favorable.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down; touch the firebrand to the crown. Attacking will bring misfortune.
========= Discard your sacred turtles; behold my racks of mandibles. Misfortune.