大壯

34 Da Zhuang


The Strongman
Good omen.
===   === A ram butts the hedge. It cannot withdraw, and it cannot follow through. No signs are favorable. After difficulty, there will be good fortune.
===   === He loses his sheep in Yi. There will be no trouble.
========= Omen of good fortune. Problems disappear. The hedge breaks and the ram is untangled. The strength of the great carriage resides in its axles.
========= The lowborn uses strength; the nobleman uses wiles. Omen of danger. A ram butts the hedge and entangles his horns.
====x==== Omen of good fortune.
========= Strength in the feet. Attacking will bring misfortune. There will be captives.

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.