44 Gou


Encounter
The girl is strong. Do not use this omen to take a wife.
========= Encountering its horn. Regret, but no harm will come.
========= Bundle the gourd in willow. The pattern holds. Something will fall from heaven.
====x==== There is no fish in the bundle. Rising up will bring misfortune.
========= No flesh on his buttocks, his steps are hobbled. Danger. No great harm will come.
========= There is a fish in the bundle. No harm will come. It is not the time to be a guest.
=== o === Tied to a bronze spindle. Omen of good fortune. If there is somewhere to go, you will see misfortune. Bound pigs and captives buck and balk.
小畜

9 Xiao Chu


Lesser Stock
Your plea is heard. Dark clouds but no rain from our western environs.
========= It rains, and it clears. You will still get your wagon-full. For a married woman, omen of danger. The moon is almost full when the lords attack. There will be misfortune.
========= There is capture on a tether. You will prosper on account of your neighbor.
===   === There is capture, a bloody gelding, and cautious exit. No harm will come.
========= The wagon loses a wheel. Husband and wife will avert eyes.
========= Returning on a leash. There will be good fortune.
========= Returning by the road. What is the harm in that? There will be good fortune.