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.
===   === 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.
========= He does not pass over but stands up to him. So someone may injure him. Misfortune.
===   === 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.

56 Lu


The Traveler
Your minor plea is heard. Omen of good fortune for the traveler.
========= A bird burns up its nest. At first the traveler laughs, but afterwards he weeps. He loses his cattle in Yi. Misfortune.
===   === He shoots a pheasant with one arrow, and it dies. In the end he wins honor and the mandate.
========= The traveler goes to settle and gets his goods and weapons. My heart is not glad.
========= The traveler burns down his lodge and loses his servant boy. Omen of danger.
===   === The traveler approaches a lodge with his cherished provisions. He gains a servant boy. Omen of good fortune.
===   === The traveler is miserly. This is the disaster he takes on.