噬嗑

21 Shi He


Bite 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.

7 Shi


Army 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.