小過

62 Xiao Guo


The Young Surpass
Your plea is heard. Good omen. Small things are possible; big things are not. A flying bird leaves behind its cry. It is not proper to go up, but proper to go down. Great good fortune.
=== o === He does not meet him, but passes him by. The flying bird, he leaves it. Misfortune. This means disaster.
=== o === Dark clouds are building in the west, but there is no rain. The duke shot and bagged it in its hole.
========= No harm will come. He does not pass over, but faces him. Going on a journey is dangerous. You must be cautious. Do not use this omen for a long-term query.
====x==== He does not pass over but stands up to him. So someone may injure him. Misfortune.
=== o === He passes over his ancestor and faces the ancestress. He will not reach his lord, but will meet his minister. No harm will come.
===   === A flying bird. With it will come misfortune.
訟

6 Song


Litigation
There are prisoners, frozen with fear. There is fortune now, but in the end there will be misfortune. It is time to see the great one. It is not good to ford the great river.
========= A leather belt of honor was conferred, but he was stripped of it three times in one morning.
========= He won the lawsuit. There will be great good fortune.
========= He could not win the lawsuit. He returned to comply with the command. There will be a change. Omen of peace. There will be good fortune.
===   === He lived off old bounty. Omen of danger. Good fortune will prevail. “One who serves the king has no expectations.”
========= He could not win the lawsuit. When he returned, in his township three hundred households had absconded. Calamity is avoided.
===   === He did not prolong his service. There will be talk. In the end there will be good fortune.