Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
Release. The southwest is favorable.
If there is nowhere left one would have to go,
coming back brings good fortune.
If there is still somewhere one must go,
then speed brings good fortune.
The Image
Thunder and rain rise up:
the image of release.
So the noble one forgives mistakes and pardons wrongdoing.
First line, six
Without fault.
Second line, nine
In the field one kills three foxes
and gets a yellow arrow.
Persistence brings good fortune.
Third line, six
If someone carries a load on their back
and yet rides in a carriage,
they thereby cause raiders to come.
Persistence leads to shame.
Fourth line, nine
Free yourself from your big toe.
Then the companion arrives,
and you can trust them.
Fifth line, six
If only the noble one can free themselves, that brings good fortune.
In this way the noble one shows petty people that it is meant in earnest.
Top line, six
The prince takes a shot at a hawk on top of a high wall.
He brings it down. Everything is favorable.