| 噬嗑 | 21 Shi HeBite 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. |
| === === | 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. |
| 坤 | 2 KunThe Compliant |
| Your primary plea is heard. The omen is favorable for a mare. On a journey if the nobleman leads he will lose the way; if he follows he will gain a ruler. Now is the time to find friends in the southwest; you will lose them in the northeast. Omen of peace. There will be good fortune. | |
| === === | The dragon fights beyond the fields. Their blood is dark and yellow. |
| === === | Yellow robes. There will be great good fortune. |
| === === | Tie up the sacks. No harm will come, nor will there be praise. |
| === === | The pattern holds. Omen of approval. One who serves the king has no expectations. There will be a good end. |
| === === | Inspect the outlying lands. It will be great. It should not be repeated. All signs are favorable. |
| === === | Frost is underfoot. A hard freeze is coming. |