30 Li


The Lia-bird
A good omen. Your plea is heard. Raising cows will bring good fortune.
====x==== The king used this to launch an attack. It is good that heads are lopped off. The catch was not just of enemies. No harm will come.
===   === Tears flow like a river as they moan and grieve. There will be good fortune.
========= Suddenly it alights, like blazing up, like snuffing out, like casting off.
========= The setting sun's lia-bird. Unless you beat an earthen pot and sing, your elders' lamentations will be substantial. Misfortune.
===   === A yellow lia-bird. Great good fortune.
========= He walks in a tangle. Take care of him. No harm will come.

55 Feng


The Royal Capital
Your plea is heard. The king approaches. Do not grieve. It is appropriate. It is in the middle of the sun.
===   === His house in the capital, in the shadow of his home. Peer through the door; it is vacant and no one is there. For three years no one is seen. Misfortune.
===   === He comes to Shang. There will be celebration and joy. Good fortune.
========= The capital in shadow, the Ladle appears in the middle of the sun. He will meet a lord of Yi. Good fortune.
========= The capital under a veil, stars appear in the middle of the sun. He will break his right bow. No harm will come.
===   === The capital in shadow, the Ladle appears in the middle of the sun. One who takes a journey will get the doubting disease. There will be captives, as if commencing. Good fortune.
========= He will meet his noble counterpart. For a cycle of ten days at least, no harm will come. To go on a journey will be rewarded.