夬(決)

43 Jue


Haste
On view in the courtyard of the king, the captives cry out. From a town comes a report of danger. This is not the time to regulate the Rong tribes. It is the time to go on a journey.
===   === There are no cries. There is misfortune in the end.
========= The mountain goat leaps, helter-skelter, down the middle of the road. No harm will come.
====x==== No flesh on his buttocks, his steps are hobbled. If he leads a sheep then problems will disappear. He will hear talk but is not reliable.
====x==== His strength is in his face. There will be misfortune. The nobleman heads out alone hurry-scurry. He meets with rain and gets wet. There is displeasure, but no harm.
========= Cries of alarm. Attacks come in the night. Fear not.
====x==== His strength is in stopping beforehand. Going will not bring victory. It will be harmful.

29 Kan


The Pit
There is a capture. Consider offering the heart in sacrifice. A trip will be rewarded.
===   === Tie him up with braids and cords. Throw him into a thorny keep. For three years he is not bagged. Misfortune.
========= The pit is not filled, though all around is level. No misfortune.
===   === A flask of wine, tureens – a pair – in earthenware, handed through the window, bound. No misfortune in the end.
===   === Bring him here and thump him down. Steep and deep, he plunges down the pitfall. Do not use this omen.
========= The pit has a drop. Expect to gain a little.
===   === Pit within a pit. He plunges down the pitfall. There will be misfortune.