One must hold it back with a brake shoe of bronze. Persistence brings good fortune. If one lets it go on, one meets with misfortune. Even a lean pig is disposed by nature to rampage about.

When an inferior element has crept in, one must hold it back vigorously at once. By holding it back consistently, one can avoid bad effects. If one lets it run its course, misfortune is sure to come of it. One must not let the slightness of what creeps in tempt one into taking it too lightly. As long as a pig is still young and lean, it cannot rampage about much yet, but once it has eaten its fill and grown strong, its true nature comes out, unless one has kept it within bounds beforehand.

There is a fish in the container. No fault. Not favorable for guests.

The lower element is not treated with violence, but kept under gentle control. Then there is nothing bad to fear. Only, one must see to it that it does not come together with those further off, because – let loose – it would develop its bad sides unchecked.

There is no skin on the thighs, and walking is hard. If one keeps the danger in mind, one makes no great mistake.

One is inwardly tempted to get involved with the bad element that offers itself. This is a very dangerous situation. Fortunately, circumstances prevent one from doing so. One would like to, but cannot. This makes for a painful indecision in one's actions. But if one sees clearly how dangerous the situation is, one will at least avoid greater mistakes.

There is no fish in the container. From this, misfortune arises.

One must bear with the common people so that they remain well disposed toward one. Then one can also make use of them when one needs them. If one becomes estranged from them and does not come to meet them, they turn away from one, and one does not have them at one's disposal when one needs them. But then one has only oneself to blame.

A melon wrapped in willow leaves: hidden lines. Then down from heaven it falls to one.

Like the fish, the melon symbolizes the dark principle. It is sweet but rots easily, which is why it is wrapped in willow leaves to protect it. The situation is such that a strong, highly placed person who is inwardly firm protects, with forbearance, the lowly who are under their hand. Such a person has within themselves the firm lines of both order and beauty. But they do not assert them. They do not burden the lowly with outward show or tiresome admonitions, but leave them entirely free, firmly trusting in the power to transform from within that dwells in a strong and pure personality. And look! Fate is favorable. The lowly are influenced and fall to such a person like ripe fruit.

With their horns they come to meet. Shame. No fault.

When one has withdrawn from the world, the bustle of the world often becomes unbearable. There are often people who, in noble pride, keep away from everything petty and thrust it back brusquely where it comes to meet them. People of this kind are reproached for being proud and unapproachable, but since they are no longer bound to the world by duties of action, that is no great harm. They can bear the aversion of the masses calmly.