Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
The corners of the mouth. Persistence brings good fortune.
Look at nourishment, and at what a person seeks to fill their own mouth with.
The Image
At the foot of the mountain there is thunder: the image of nourishment.
So the noble one watches their words
and is moderate in eating and drinking.
First line, nine
You let go of your magic tortoise
and gaze at me, the corners of your mouth hanging down.
Misfortune.
Second line, six
Turning to the summit for nourishment.
Straying from the path
in search of nourishment from the hill:
if one presses on like this, it brings misfortune.
Third line, six
Straying from nourishment.
Persistence brings misfortune.
For ten years do not act on it. Nothing is favorable.
Fourth line, six
Turning to the summit for nourishment brings good fortune.
Peering about with sharp eyes like a tiger
in insatiable desire. No fault.
Fifth line, six
Straying from the path.
Remaining persistent brings good fortune.
One is not to cross the great water.
Top line, nine
The source of nourishment.
Being alert to danger brings good fortune.
It is favorable to cross the great water.