Divination for Escape and Flight

遊南子曰，逃亡之人亦有辯。有君子而逃亡者，或以詿誤，或以遂性，或以全身而遠害也。有小人而逃亡者，或因事敗，或避刑憲，或以背義而黨惡也，在他人則視應爻也，在一本九族，則視五屬也。在仕宦，則用官鬼。僧道，則用子孫。奴視子孫，婢視妻財，朋友視兄弟。其有所竊而盜者，則視玄武與官鬼也。

Youshanzi said: Those who flee should be considered separately. If a gentleman flees, it may be because he is implicated and suffers wrongly, or he may flee to realize his aspirations, or he may flee to preserve his life and avoid calamity. If a petty person flees, it may be because his deeds are exposed, or he may flee to escape punishment, or he may abandon righteousness and conspire in wrongdoing. In divination, if the person who flees is an outsider, look at the response line; if the person is within the same clan or kinship, use the five six relations accordingly. If the person who flees is an official, use the official ghost; if he is a monk or Taoist, use the children; if he is a male servant, look at the children; if he is a female servant, look at the wealth; if he is a friend, look at the siblings. As for those who steal and then flee, they should be considered together with the black tortoise and the official ghost.

外省、州府、在縣、在鎮、在市、在鄉。

The "Ghost Valley Divination by Lines" section on the topic of escape assigns each of the six lines a specific location based on distance, from top to bottom: the top line indicates escape to another province, the fifth line indicates escape to a prefecture, the fourth line indicates escape within the county, the third line indicates escape to a town, the second line indicates escape to a market, and the first line indicates escape to the countryside. When the useful god falls on a particular line, one should search for the person according to the location corresponding to that line. The higher the line, the farther the person has fled.

用居外卦則遠，用居內卦則近也。用出現者近，伏藏者遠也。本宮化本宮者，不遠。歸魂卦而應爻靜者，不遠。游魂卦而應爻馬動者，漸遠也。

The useful god located in the outer trigram indicates the person has gone far away; if it is in the inner trigram, the person is still nearby. If the useful god is clearly visible in the hexagram, the person is close; if it is hidden and not revealed, the person is far away. If the original trigram changes into another trigram of the same palace, the person has not gone far. If it is a returning soul hexagram and the response line is still quiet and unmoving, the person is not far away—since returning soul inherently means returning. If it is a wandering soul hexagram and the response line is accompanied by 'post horse' and is active, the person is gradually moving away.

用居乾西北，坤西南，巽東南，艮東北，坎北，離南，震東，兌西也。用值子北方，丑寅東北方，卯東方，辰巳東南方，午南方，未申西南方，酉西方，戌亥西北方也(卦空則看支神)。

To determine the direction a person is fleeing, first refer to the hexagram associated with the useful god: the hexagram Qian indicates northwest, Kun indicates southwest, Xun indicates southeast, Gen indicates northeast, Kan indicates north, Li indicates south, Zhen indicates east, and Dui indicates west. Then consider the earthly branch where the useful god is located: if it is Zi, it indicates due north; if it is Chou or Yin, it indicates northeast; if it is Mao, it indicates due east; if it is Chen or Si, it indicates southeast; if it is Wu, it indicates due south; if it is Wei or Shen, it indicates southwest; if it is You, it indicates due west; if it is Xu or Hai, it indicates northwest. If the hexagram and its lines are empty and not reliable, then simply refer to the earthly branch to determine the direction.

用甲己子午九，乙庚丑未八，丙辛寅申七，丁壬卯酉六，戊癸辰戌五，巳亥常加四之數推之。如用臨甲子，近則二九一十八里，遠則九九八十一里，旺相加倍，休如數，囚死減半言之也。

To calculate the distance of escape, use the numbers from the Earlier Heaven and Nayin sound elements: Jia and Ji with Zi and Wu are nine, Yi and Geng with Chou and Wei are eight, Bing and Xin with Yin and Shen are seven, Ding and Ren with Mao and You are six, Wu and Gui with Chen and Xu are five, and Si and Hai are all four. For example, if the Useful God is seated on Jiazi, Jia is nine and Zi is nine. For nearby distance, it is two nines, which equals eighteen li, and for distant distance, it is nine nines, which equals eighty-one li. Then adjust according to prosperity and decline: if it is prosperous and strong, double the number of li; if it is weak and confined, keep it as is; if it is in a state of death, reduce it by half.

用加雀貴，官吏之家。雀加金刃，軍匠之家。入木，巫祝之家也。用加虎貴，武弁之家。虎加金刃，屠劊之家。加喪門弔客，死喪之家也。用加武劫天盜天賊，盜賊之家。帶咸池紅豔殺，娼妓之家。入水，舟子網(此處之字上冂裡八下古)之家也。用加勾，裡役耕種，公差之家。用加龍，禮義豪富之家。龍加喜，婚姻慶賀之家。龍加官貴，仕宦之家。

The Useful God combined with the Vermilion Bird and Nobleman is found in the home of officials. If the Vermilion Bird is further combined with the metal trigram of the Sheep's Blade, it is found in the home of military craftsmen. If the Vermilion Bird falls on the wood trigram, it is found in the home of shamans and priests. The Useful God combined with the White Tiger and Nobleman is found in the home of military officers. If the White Tiger is further combined with the metal trigram of the Sheep's Blade, it is found in the home of butchers and executioners. If the White Tiger is combined with the Loss Gate and the Guest Star, it is found in the home where a funeral is being held. The Useful God combined with the Black Tortoise, Robbery Sha, Heavenly Thief, and Heavenly Robbery, is found in the home of thieves. If it carries the Salty Pool and Red Beauty Kill, it is found in the home of courtesans. If the Black Tortoise falls on the water trigram, it is found in the home of fishermen and boatmen. The character following the word 'net' in the original text is a rare character composed of an outer '冂' with an upper '八' and lower '古', which refers to fishing nets. The Useful God combined with the Gou Chen is found in the home of those who serve as town officials, till the land, or work as public messengers. The Useful God combined with the Azure Dragon is found in the home of wealthy families who practice propriety and righteousness. If the Azure Dragon is further combined with the Heavenly Joy, it is found in the home where a wedding is being celebrated. If the Azure Dragon is combined with the Official Star and Nobleman, it is found in the home of officials.

用加蛇，不務農業，九流藝術之家(群見身命章內)。用與間爻動合，原中媒保之家也。林開曰，看世下伏神，伏官加貴，則仕宦。加刑刃，則軍匠屠宰之家。伏子，僧道寺觀。伏財，婦女娼家。伏兄，同伴朋友家。伏父，親戚尊長家也。

The Useful God combined with 'Tengshe' is hidden in families that do not farm but make a living through the nine streams of skills—these detailed distinctions are all found in the chapter on body and destiny of this book. When the Useful God and the intermediate line activate and harmonize, they are hidden in the homes of those who originally acted as matchmakers or guarantors. Lin Kai said: one can also specifically look at the hidden god beneath the World Line—the one hidden as 'Official Ghost' and accompanied by a Nobleman is found in official families; the one with 'Official Ghost' plus the Three Punishments and the Sheep Blade is found in military, craftsmen, butchers' families; the one hidden as 'Children' is found in Buddhist monks, Taoist priests, temples, and monasteries; the one hidden as 'Wealth' is found in women's households or brothels; the one hidden as 'Siblings' is found in the homes of companions and friends; and the one hidden as 'Parents' is found in the homes of relatives and elders.

用水動，船舫水閣。用木動，上船登樓。用金動，瓦屋夾壁。用火動，開市窯冶。用土動，墳墓城塔也。又君平占逃亡，得純乾，六爻俱動，見紙上六圈，撫幾曰，必在六層塔上，索之果得。

The Useful God belonging to water, when activated, indicates that the person is hidden in a boat or a building near water; if the Useful God belongs to wood, it indicates that the person is on a boat or has climbed a tower; if the Useful God belongs to metal, it indicates that the person is in a thatched house or a narrow wall space; if the Useful God belongs to fire, it indicates that the person is in an open market or a kiln workshop; if the Useful God belongs to earth, it indicates that the person is in a grave or on a city tower. There is also an old story: Yan Junping once divined for someone who had run away and got the hexagram Qian (Heaven) with all six lines moving. He drew six circles on the paper—each yang line, when activated, was marked as 'chong' (a circle). He tapped the table and said, the person must be on a six-story tower. Following this, they indeed found the person.

用動難見，而靜易尋也。外生合內，應生合世，有歸心也。外沖傷內，應沖傷世，無回意也。旺世克衰應，飛神克伏神，可覓也。伏克飛，或用臨空絕墓胎，或用加馬旺動者，難覓也。用居五爻動，帶退神，或化退神者，半途而返也。用居六爻，旺靜無沖破，一去不返也。

When the useful god is active, the person is still moving around and is hard to find; when the useful god is quiet, the person has already settled down and is easy to find. If the outer trigram generates and harmonizes with the inner trigram, or the response line generates and harmonizes with the world line, the person who has run away still wants to return. If the outer trigram conflicts and injures the inner trigram, or the response line conflicts and injures the world line, the person has no intention of returning. When the world line is strong and overcomes the weak response line, or the flying god above overcomes the hidden god below, the person can be found. Conversely, if the hidden god overcomes the flying god, or the useful god is in the旬空,绝地,Storage, or胎位, or the useful god is combined with the post horse and is strong and active, it is difficult to find. If the useful god is in the fifth line and is active, or if it brings along or produces the retreating god, the person will turn back halfway. If the useful god is in the top line, strong and quiet without being broken, the person will go away and not return.

用爻動化用爻者，歸亦難畱也。日辰，動爻變爻，生合用爻者，糾伴同去也。日辰動變刑害克破用爻者，為人所阻也。應爻用爻生合世爻而安靜者，心本懷歸，但逢沖動應用月日起程，生旺月日必到也。卦六合者，彼深藏而宜細訪也。卦六沖者，彼出遊而遇諸途也。

When the useful god is activated and transforms into another useful god, even if it returns, it cannot be retained. If the day branch or the moving line and changing line in the hexagram generate and harmonise with the useful god, it is because it has gathered companions to go together. If the day branch or the moving line and changing line harm, injure, control or destroy the useful god, it is because it is obstructed on the way. If the response line and the useful god both generate and harmonise with the world line and remain still, he originally wanted to return, waiting only for the month or day when the response line or the useful god is activated to start the journey, and will definitely arrive on the month and day when the useful god is strong and flourishing. If the hexagram meets the six harmony, the person is hidden deeply and needs careful inquiry to find; if the hexagram meets the six clashes, the person is wandering outside and may meet by chance on the way.

庚寅年壬午月甲戌旬辛巳日，占婢，走失，得無妄之履。巽宮：天雷無妄（六沖）；艮宮：天澤履。本卦、變卦：妻財壬戌土——妻財壬戌土；官鬼壬申金——官鬼壬申金（世）；子孫壬午火（世）——子孫壬午火；妻財庚辰土——妻財丁丑土；兄弟庚寅木×→兄弟丁卯木（應）；父母庚子水（應）——子孫丁巳火。財伏世下，飛神生之，終必得見。二爻木兄獨發，化出兄爻，且臨玄武，必從後門出。有東方草木姓氏人家兄弟二人收留之。而兄生世子，必自送來。但嫌財伏應下合住，待次日壬午，沖開子合，生起伏財，果有東門蔣姓兄弟，送歸此婢也。

In the year of Gengyin, month of Renwu, the tenth decade of Jiaxu, on the day of Xinsi, a divination was made about a missing servant girl, resulting in the hexagram Wuwang (Heaven and Thunder) transforming into Lv (Heaven and Marsh). The primary hexagram Wuwang belongs to the Xun trigram and is a hexagram of six clashes, while the resulting hexagram Lv belongs to the Gen trigram. From the top line to the first line, the lines are as follows: the top line, "wife's wealth" Renshen metal, remains unchanged; the fifth line, "official ghost" Renshen metal, transforms into the official ghost Renshen metal and holds the world line; the fourth line, "sons" Renwu fire holds the world line and remains unchanged; the third line, "wife's wealth" Gengchen soil, transforms into "wife's wealth" Dingchou soil; the second line, "brothers" Gengyin wood is active, transforming into brothers Dingmao wood, which occupies the response position; the first line, "parents" Gengzi water is the response, transforming into "sons" Dingsi fire. The interpretation states: for divining about a servant girl, "wife's wealth" is the useful god. The wealth line is hidden beneath the world line, and the flying god, which is the fire of wu, comes back to generate it, so she will eventually be found. The second line, "brothers" Gengyin wood, is the only active line, and it transforms into brothers again, and it is accompanied by the Black Tortoise. This indicates that the servant girl must have escaped through the back gate. Gengyin belongs to the east and to wood, so it refers to a family in the eastern district with a surname containing a grass or plant radical, with two brothers who took her in. The brothers line generates the fire of the world line, indicating that the family will return her on their own. However, the wealth line is hidden beneath the response line and is trapped by the water of the sons, so it cannot escape. It must wait until the next day, Renwu, when the fire of wu clashes with the water of zi, breaking the trap and generating the hidden wealth line. Later, it was indeed the two brothers of the Jiang family in the eastern gate who returned the servant girl.

遊南子曰，物之得失，洵有數焉。有失而不可復得者，有初失而終得者。先察其為何物也，次推其遺於何所也，次審其為何人所得也，次究其何人共聞也，然後定其何時可見，與夫終不可見而已。

Youshanzi said: The loss and gain of things east and west indeed have a fixed number. There are things that once lost can never be recovered, and there are things that were initially lost but eventually regained. In divining this matter, one must first clearly identify what was lost, then determine where it was left, next ascertain who took it, then investigate who knows the inside story, and only then can one decide when it will be seen again or whether it will never be found.

珠玉、金銀、銅鐵、綾羅、紬絹、布帛。

The "Ghost Valley Division of Lines" in the lost section assigns names to the six lines based on the value of lost items, from top to bottom: the top line governs pearls and jade, the fifth line governs gold and silver, the fourth line governs copper and iron, the third line governs silk and brocade, the second line governs satin and gauze, and the first line governs cloth and hemp. If the lost item is roughly of a certain category, check the corresponding line. The higher the line, the more valuable the item.

珍珠大豆布帛石灰，子財為用也。鎖鑰斗斛靴履牛驢，丑財為用也。神像花衣棺槨竹木織機貓，寅財為用也。門窗藤蘆花草幡旗香盒床榻，卯財為用也。碓碾磁器缸埕，辰財為用也。字畫花果磚瓦飛鳥，巳財為用也。書史爐鼎旌旗衣架文書馬，午財為用也。笙簧酒食印信藥餌羊，未財為用也。刀劍經文羽毛死尸姜蒜大麥紙猿，申財為用也。五金玉石器小麥皮毛門鎖石仟玉佛雞，酉財為用也。枷杻碓磨舊服犬，戌財為用也。小兒醉人帳幔筆墨傘笠醋醬豬，亥財為用也。衣服印綬舟車器皿，父母為用也。禽獸鱗介生氣之物，子孫為用也。綾羅緞疋絲綿，火財為用也。

The lost object is categorized according to the twelve Earthly Branches, each associated with a specific category, and the 'Useful God' (用神) is taken from the branch's 'Wealth' (妻财): pearls, large beans, cloth, and lime are associated with the Water branch (子), so the Water Wealth is used; locks, measures, boots, and oxen are associated with the Earth branch (丑), so the Earth Wealth is used; idols, colorful clothes, coffins, bamboo, looms, and cats are associated with the Wood branch (寅), so the Wood Wealth is used; doors, vines, flowers, banners, incense boxes, and beds are associated with the Wood branch (卯), so the Wood Wealth is used; grinding stones, porcelain, jars, and pots are associated with the Earth branch (辰), so the Earth Wealth is used; calligraphy, fruits, bricks, tiles, flying birds are associated with the Fire branch (巳), so the Fire Wealth is used; books, cooking pots, banners, clothes racks, documents, and horses are associated with the Fire branch (午), so the Fire Wealth is used; flutes, wine and food, seals, medicine, and sheep are associated with the Earth branch (未), so the Earth Wealth is used; swords, scriptures, feathers, corpses, ginger, garlic, barley, paper, and monkeys are associated with the Metal branch (申), so the Metal Wealth is used; metal tools, jade and vessels, wheat, fur, door locks, stone tools, jade Buddha, and chickens are associated with the Metal branch (酉), so the Metal Wealth is used; shackles, grinding stones, old clothes, and dogs are associated with the Earth branch (戌), so the Earth Wealth is used; children, drunkards, curtains, writing brushes and ink, umbrellas, vinegar and sauce, and pigs are associated with the Water branch (亥), so the Water Wealth is used. In addition, clothes, seals, boats and vehicles, and vessels use the 'Parents' (父母) as the Useful God; all living creatures with life Qi use the 'Children' (子孙) as the Useful God; silk, satin, and cotton use the Fire Wealth (火爻妻财) as the Useful God.

如用爻不現，又不伏者，則取分爻為用也。初爻網罟履踏棺槨校械也。二爻耒耜臺桌盤盂簡冊碓碾也。三爻算節筆硯舟車弓矢鏡奩也。四爻銅鐵規矩準繩尺丈斗斛也。五爻金銀琴瑟文書圭璧印節輪磨也。六爻珍寶門窗梯棚筐筥斧鉞權衡也(參洪範皇極雜象圖)。

If the necessary useful god is neither apparent in the hexagram nor hidden beneath the flying god, then we should take the useful god according to the positions of the lines: the first line governs nets, shoes, footgear, coffins, and shackles; the second line governs farming tools, tables, bowls, writing tablets, and grinding devices; the third line governs counting rods, symbols, writing brushes and inkstones, boats and carts, bows and arrows, and mirror cases; the fourth line governs metal and iron tools, measuring instruments, rulers, measuring rods, and measuring units; the fifth line governs gold and silver, musical instruments, documents, jade and gems, seals, symbols, and grinding wheels; the top line governs treasures, doors and windows, ladders and platforms, baskets and containers, axes and swords, and scales and their rods. This system of taking symbolic meanings can be referred to in the "Miscellaneous Symbols Diagram" of the "Hongfan Huangji."

財居內卦，家中失。財居外卦，他處失也。近處求之者，初爻井側也。二爻，灶下也。三爻，閨房也。四爻，門廁下也。五爻，道路香火下也。六爻，棟柱牆籬亭閣宗廟中也。財伏水下，沼沚中也。財伏木下，柴薪內也。財伏金下，磚石中也。財伏火下，爐灶間也。財伏土下，泥坎中也。亥福化財，當檢豬欄。丑財化福，宜探牛圈也。未在羊牢，午為馬廄，戌則狗囤，寅乃貓籠，酉為雞垛，子是鼠窠，巳為蛇穴也。財伏父下，衣笈書箱也。財伏子下，窗前牖下也。財伏財下，倉庫廚灶。財伏鬼下，廳堂墳廟也。財伏兄下，坑廁門牆也。

If the "Wife's Wealth" is located in the inner trigram, the lost item is inside the house; if it is in the outer trigram, the item is lost elsewhere. If searching nearby, refer to the line positions: the first line is by the well, the second line is under the stove, the third line is in the inner room, the fourth line is by the door or under the toilet, the fifth line is on the road or under the shrine, and the top line is in the beams, walls, pavilions, or ancestral temples. Then check which of the five phases the wealth is hidden under: if hidden under water, search in ponds or puddles; if hidden under wood, search in the pile of firewood; if hidden under metal, search between bricks and stones; if hidden under fire, search around the stove; if hidden under earth, search in muddy pits. If亥 water "Children" transforms into wealth, search in the pigpen; if丑 earth wealth transforms into children, search in the cowshed. The rest follow the same pattern: 未 is in the sheep pen, 午 is in the horse stable, 戌 is in the dog's den, 寅 is in the cat's cage, 酉 is in the chicken coop, 子 is in the rat's hole, and 巳 is in the snake's den. Also check which of the six relations the wealth is hidden under: if hidden under "Parents," search in the wardrobe or bookcase; if hidden under "Children," search by the window or under the window; if hidden under "Wife's Wealth," search in the warehouse or kitchen area; if hidden under "Official Ghost," search in the hall or graveyard or temple; if hidden under "Siblings," search in the toilet or by the door or in the corner of the wall.

遠處求之者。財在乾西北，寺觀高樓城垛也。財在坤西南，墳墓荒郊大輿也。財在震東方，船枋木行造作砍伐場中也。財在巽東南，雞鵝市竹木花園菜圃也。財在坎北方，鹽場魚市池井溝坑江湖邊也。財在離南方，爐冶窯灶鬧市也。財在艮東北，山林骨塚打石樵柴處也。財在兌西方，庵堂酒肆廢井缺坑羊市中也。

If you need to search far away, follow the direction indicated by the wealth hexagram and locate the place accordingly: if wealth is in the hexagram Qian, it points to the northwest, so search near temples, high buildings, and city ramparts; if wealth is in the hexagram Kun, it points to the southwest, so search near cemeteries, wastelands, and places where large caravans pass; if wealth is in the hexagram Zhen, it points to the east, so search near shipyards, timber markets, construction sites, and logging areas; if wealth is in the hexagram Xun, it points to the southeast, so search near poultry and goose markets, bamboo and timber forests, gardens, and vegetable patches; if wealth is in the hexagram Kan, it points to the north, so search near saltworks, fish markets, ponds, wells, ditches, and riverbanks; if wealth is in the hexagram Li, it points to the south, so search near forges, kilns, and bustling markets; if wealth is in the hexagram Gen, it points to the northeast, so search near forests, graveyards, and places where stone is mined or firewood is gathered; if wealth is in the hexagram Dui, it points to the west, so search near monasteries, taverns, old wells, broken pits, and sheep markets.

兄鬼外卦動，外人拾去也。兄鬼內卦動，家人拾得也。財伏父下，內則父母伯叔，外則親戚尊長也。財伏兄下，內則兄弟，外則朋友也。財伏財下，內則妻妾妯娌婢僕，外則婦女六婆也。財伏子下，內則子孫卑幼，外則僧道醫士捕人也。財伏鬼下，內則公姑病人，外則職官役吏軍匠牙中媒妁無良小人也。

When the trigrams "Brothers" and "Officials and Ghosts" are active in the outer trigram, it indicates that something is picked up by outsiders; if they are active in the inner trigram, it means that someone within the family has picked it up. Further determine who has picked it up by looking at where the "Wealth" is hidden among the six relations: if wealth is hidden under "Parents," then within the family it is uncles and aunts, and outside the family it is relatives and elders; if wealth is hidden under "Brothers," then within the family it is brothers, and outside it is friends; if wealth is hidden under "Wealth," then within the family it is wives, concubines, sisters-in-law, and servants, and outside it is women or women who deal in match-making and other similar figures known as "six old women"; if wealth is hidden under "Children," then within the family it is children and younger generations, and outside it is monks, Taoists, doctors, and law enforcers; if wealth is hidden under "Officials and Ghosts," then within the family it is grandparents or sick family members, and outside it is officials, police, military craftsmen, brokers, match-makers, and wicked people.

以福德動為主也，福臨子水動，問黑衣禿頭男子，及釣魚人也。福臨丑動，問耕夫牧牛人也。福臨寅動，問青衣童子草木姓氏人。福臨卯動，問青衣屬兔婦人。福臨辰動，問黃衣屬龍男子，及鋤麥地拜墳肩竹木人。福臨巳動，問紅衣人，衰墓老年，生旺壯年，胎養幼小，帶殺則屈腳婦人也。

To find out who knows the inside information, use the 'Children'爻 that is activated. According to the earthly branch it is on, determine the person to consult. If the 'Children'爻 is on the Zi water branch, consult a bald man wearing black clothes or a fisherman. If on the Chou earth branch, consult someone plowing fields and herding cattle. If on the Yin wood branch, consult a child wearing blue clothes or someone whose surname includes a grass or wood radical. If on the Mao wood branch, consult a woman wearing blue clothes who is a rabbit. If on the Chen earth branch, consult a man wearing yellow clothes who is a dragon, or someone working in a wheat field, tending graves, or carrying bamboo or wood on the shoulder. If on the Si fire branch, consult someone wearing red clothes. If the 'Children'爻 is weak and buried, it refers to an elderly person. If strong and flourishing, it refers to a young adult. If in the胎养 position, it refers to a child. If accompanied byInauspicious Sha, it refers to a lame woman.

福臨午動，問紅衣男子，旺相，問銅鐵匠，休囚問挑柴炭人，帶馬，問騎馬人也。福臨未動，問土傍姓氏，屬羊販羊牧羊人。福臨申動，問白衣男子，及軍匠弄猢猻人。福臨酉動，問白衣女人，及賣酒販雞驅雞人。福臨戌動，問獄吏扶杖荷戈荷鋤牽犬引犬人。福臨亥動，問黑衣女人，執傘著簑笠人，或挑水洗衣販豬驅豬人也。

"Children" encountering the fire of Wu activates, one should inquire about a man wearing red clothes. If "Children" is prosperous and strong, one should inquire about a copperworker or blacksmith. If "Children" is weak and confined, one should inquire about a man carrying firewood or charcoal. If "Children" is accompanied by "Post Horse," one should inquire about a man riding a horse. When "Children" encounters the earth of Wei, one should inquire about people whose surname contains the earth radical, as well as those who are sheep owners or traders. When "Children" encounters the metal of Shen, one should inquire about a man wearing white clothes, as well as military craftsmen and people who train monkeys. When "Children" encounters the metal of You, one should inquire about a woman wearing white clothes, as well as wine sellers, chicken traders, or people who raise and drive chickens. When "Children" encounters the earth of Xu, one should inquire about jailers, as well as people carrying sticks, weapons, farming tools, or dogs, or those who lead dogs. When "Children" encounters the water of Hai, one should inquire about a woman wearing black clothes, as well as people who use umbrellas, raincoats, or straw hats, or those who carry water, wash clothes, or raise and drive pigs.

外財旺動者，遠去也。內財無氣，與財逢亡劫，及財動化鬼，或財爻伏藏，或財空死墓胎絕，或財被刑害克破，或財墓旺者，皆難見也。財爻出現旺靜，與財化福，鬼化財，生合世者，皆可見也。又失物而物有氣者，用爻生旺日時，可尋。用爻生旺方所，可尋也。如財帶亡劫者，必被人竊去也。視兄鬼生旺墓方見之也。

If the "Wife Wealth" trigram in the outer trigram is prosperous and active, the lost item has already been taken away. The following situations make it difficult to find the item again: the "Wife Wealth" trigram in the inner trigram has no strength; the "Wife Wealth" trigram is accompanied by "Wang Shen" and "Jie Sha"; the "Wife Wealth" trigram becomes active and transforms into "Official Ghost"; the "Wife Wealth" trigram is hidden and does not appear; the "Wife Wealth" trigram falls into the旬空 or is located in the dead, storage, fetal, or critical position; the "Wife Wealth" trigram is harmed, harmed, controlled, or destroyed; the "Wife Wealth" trigram's storage is actually prosperous and locks it up. On the contrary, if the "Wife Wealth" trigram is clearly visible in the hexagram and is prosperous and quiet, or if the "Wife Wealth" trigram transforms into "Children", or if the "Official Ghost" trigram transforms into "Wife Wealth" and comes to support and harmonize with the world, the lost item can still be found. Furthermore, if the lost item itself has vitality, one should search for it on the day and hour when the useful god is prosperous and strong, and go to the direction where the useful god is prosperous and strong to find it. If the "Wife Wealth" trigram is accompanied by "Wang Shen" and "Jie Sha", it must have been stolen by someone. One should look at the direction where "Siblings" and "Official Ghost" are prosperous and strong or are buried, and go there to find it.

遊南子曰，占盜賊者。先占其來於何日也，進於何地也，偷時有何驚覺也。又推賊為何如人也，所竊為何財物也，從何方去，何人知情也。然後究其財藏何所，賊匿何家，何日出贓而獲賊也，而盜賊之占備矣。

Youshanzi said: In divining about thieves, first determine on which day the thief came, from which direction he entered the house, and whether the owner was aware during the theft. Then investigate the thief's character, what property was stolen, the direction he fled, and whether anyone knew the inside details. Next, trace where the stolen goods are hidden, which house the thief is hiding in, and on which day the stolen goods can be recovered and the thief caught. Once these aspects are all determined, the method of divining about thieves is complete.

省道、州府、縣道、市鎮、鄰里、家賊。

The "Ghost Valley Divination by Lines" divides the six lines according to the distance of the thieves' origins in the category of theft. From top to bottom, they are: the top line represents the provincial level, the fifth line represents the prefecture and county level, the fourth line represents the county level, the third line represents the town level, the second line represents the neighborhood level, and the first line represents the household level. If "Official Ghost" falls on a particular line, investigate according to that level. The lower the line, the closer the thief is to oneself; if it falls on the first line, it indicates a thief within the household.

凡坎宮水鬼動，或兄化鬼，鬼化兄者，或鬼臨玄武，帶天賊，動克世身，而又財動來助鬼者，皆主官爻生旺臨值之月日失賊也。若不傷身世，是私房小夥有失也。鬼旺，大夥賊。鬼衰，是嬉偷小賊也。玄鬼旺動，帶天盜劫殺克身世者，防劫盜也。日並武鬼暗動，或武下伏鬼暗動者，必應在相沖月日。明動者不忌也。又武加天賊臨財動者，但逢天賊臨值之月，與爻神六合之日失賊也。

Whenever the Water Trigram (Kan) line of "Official Ghost" moves, or when "Siblings" transforms into "Official Ghost" or "Official Ghost" transforms into "Siblings," or when "Official Ghost" is accompanied by "Black Tortoise" and carries "Heavenly Thief" and attacks the "World Line" and "Body Line," and also when "Wealth" moves to support "Official Ghost," it indicates theft during the month and day when "Official Ghost" is prosperous and strong. If these moving lines do not harm the "World Line" and "Body Line," then only small items inside are lost. If "Official Ghost" is prosperous and strong, it indicates a group of thieves; if "Official Ghost" is weak, it indicates petty thieves who take things by chance. If "Black Tortoise" with "Heavenly Thief" and "Robbery Sha" moves to attack the "World Line" and "Body Line," one should beware of open robbery. If "Black Tortoise" and "Official Ghost" are both present with the day branch and move covertly, or if "Official Ghost" is hidden beneath "Black Tortoise" and moves covertly, the event will occur in the month and day that conflicts with it. If it moves openly, there is no need to be cautious. Furthermore, if "Black Tortoise" with "Heavenly Thief" is on "Wealth" and moves, theft will occur in the month when "Heavenly Thief" is active and on the day when the爻神 forms Six Harmony with it.

木鬼動克六爻，穿穴躍垣而入也。金鬼動傷三四爻，挖門破戶而入也。火鬼動傷二爻，廚灶下，劈開鎖而入也。水鬼動克三爻，灌水滅燈，而入臥室也。子水鬼假作鼠鳴。寅木鬼假作貓跳也。土鬼動克五爻，涉溪越澗，從路傍入也。

A wood爻 "Official Ghost" moving to attack the top line indicates an intruder who enters by digging through walls or climbing through windows—the top line represents walls and buildings. A metal爻 "Official Ghost" attacking the third and fourth lines indicates an intruder who breaks in by forcing open doors—the third line represents doors and the fourth line represents windows. A fire爻 "Official Ghost" attacking the second line indicates an intruder who enters by cutting through the kitchen stove—the second line represents the stove. A water爻 "Official Ghost" attacking the third line indicates an intruder who enters by flooding the room and extinguishing the lights, then sneaking into the bedroom; among these, a water爻 representing the hour of Zi (rat) may pretend to be a mouse, and a wood爻 representing the hour of Yin (ox) may pretend to be a cat, to deceive the owner. A soil爻 "Official Ghost" attacking the fifth line indicates an intruder who enters by crossing a stream or coming from the roadside—the fifth line represents roads.

日辰沖剋鬼者，賊被主驚也。日沖剋金鬼，見燈復隱也。日沖剋木鬼，銅鐵器響而賊驚也。日沖剋火鬼，追急而墮水也。日沖剋土鬼，賊畏門戶堅也。若見木動克鬼者，必開門響而賊驚也。日沖剋水鬼，牆垣堅固而賊懼也。

When the Day Branch clashes and controls the Official Ghost, the thief is startled by the owner. If the Day Branch clashes and controls the metal Official Ghost, the thief sees the light and retreats. If the Day Branch clashes and controls the wood Official Ghost, it is the sound of metal or iron that startles the thief away. If the Day Branch clashes and controls the fire Official Ghost, the thief loses his footing and falls into water because he is chased too closely. If the Day Branch clashes and controls the earth Official Ghost, the door is strong and the thief dares not act; if this situation also sees the wood Official Ghost moving to control the Official Ghost, it must be the sound of the door that startles the thief. If the Day Branch clashes and controls the water Official Ghost, the walls are strong and the thief becomes timid inside.

火動沖剋金鬼者，燈外見賊也，或鑽壁穿垣而主人覺也。水動沖剋火鬼者，見亮頭而主人驚起也。木動克土鬼者，風吹門響而賊驚也。金空動克沖木鬼者，聞人聲而賊驚。陽金，男人聲，陰金，女人聲。值胎養，鬼啼也。值墓，老人嗽難下手也。土動沖剋水鬼，壁傾牆倒，而主人驚起也。

A fire line activates and clashes with a metal line 'Official Ghost', indicating seeing a shadow of a thief from outside the light or the thief being caught while breaking through a wall. A water line activates and clashes with a fire line 'Official Ghost', indicating the thief's light is revealed and the owner is startled. A wood line activates to clash with a soil line 'Official Ghost', indicating a wind blowing and the door creaking, scaring the thief away. A metal line falls empty and activates to clash with a wood line 'Official Ghost', indicating hearing voices that scare the thief away; a yang metal line represents a man's voice, while a yin metal line represents a woman's voice; if the metal line is in the胎养 position, it indicates a child crying at night; if the metal line is in the墓 position, it indicates an old person coughing, and the thief has nowhere to hide. A soil line activates and clashes with a water line 'Official Ghost', indicating the sound of a collapsing wall, startling the owner.

世爻持鬼伏鬼者，貼身賊也。鬼加龍旺動，吏人也。衰動，則退職之吏人及牙人也。兄加玄雀動，伏鬼化鬼者，輸賭人也。財加玄動，伏鬼化鬼者，非妻妾之親，必奴丁也。在內，則家奴，在外，則他姓之奴也。子加玄動，伏鬼化鬼者，內則子侄，外則僧道也。父加武動，伏官化官者，內則尊長，外則流落之文人也。鬼加玄動，伏官化官者，遠年積賊也。

When the World Line is occupied by the Official Ghost or the Official Ghost is hidden beneath the World Line, it indicates that the thief is a close relative. If the Official Ghost is combined with the Azure Dragon and is prosperous and strong, it refers to officials or clerks in the government. If it is weak and active, it indicates a former dismissed official or a go-between. When the Siblings are combined with the Black Tortoise or the Vermilion Bird and are active, and also hidden or transformed into the Official Ghost, it refers to someone who has lost money through gambling. When the Wealth is combined with the Black Tortoise and is active, and also hidden or transformed into the Official Ghost, it indicates either a relative from the wife's side or a servant in the household; if within the Inner Trigram, it refers to a family servant, and if within the Outer Trigram, it refers to a servant from another family. When the Children are combined with the Black Tortoise and are active, and also hidden or transformed into the Official Ghost, it refers to relatives of the younger generation within the household or monks and Taoists. When the Parents are combined with the Black Tortoise and are active, and also hidden or transformed into the Official Ghost, it refers to elders within the household or a scholar who has left his hometown. When the Official Ghost is combined with the Black Tortoise and is active, and also hidden or transformed into the Official Ghost, it refers to an old habitual thief.

玄鬼動帶刃劫者，強盜也。木玄鬼動化火者，明燈執棍也。鬼屬陽，男子，或日來也。鬼屬陰，婦人，或夜來也。鬼陽化陰，日至夜方偷，或男偷而藏女人處也。鬼陰化陽，夜至，日方退，或女偷而男人將去也。鬼旺，壯年賊。鬼墓，老年賊。鬼胎養長生者，童子也。陰鬼臨胎者，孕婦也。囚在囚徒，病乃抱病人也。

The combination of 'Xuanwu' and 'Official Ghost' with 'Yang Ren' and 'Robbery Sha' indicates armed robbers. When the 'Wood' line's 'Xuanwu' and 'Official Ghost' are activated and transform into the 'Fire' line, it signifies robbers coming with lanterns and sticks. 'Official Ghost' belonging to the Yang line represents male robbers who come during the day; those belonging to the Yin line represent female robbers who come at night. If 'Official Ghost' moves from Yang to Yin, it indicates robbers coming during the day but acting at night, or male robbers hiding stolen goods with women. If 'Official Ghost' moves from Yin to Yang, it indicates robbers coming at night but retreating at dawn, or female robbers having stolen goods taken away by men. 'Official Ghost' in a prosperous and strong position indicates a middle-aged robber; 'Official Ghost' entering the tomb position indicates an elderly robber; 'Official Ghost' in the胎养 or 长生 position indicates a child; 'Yin' 'Official Ghost' in the胎 position indicates a pregnant woman. 'Official Ghost' in the囚 position indicates a prisoner; in the病 position indicates someone who is sick.

玄鬼刑沖剋害身世者，有舊仇夙怨者也。鬼化福者，僧道同謀也。內外兩鬼，動克世身者，內外兩人合謀也，或家人勾引外賊也。外鬼動而內鬼靜者，家內有人知情也。內外兩鬼俱靜者，但看何爻帶玄武天賊天盜劫殺者，為正賊也。日辰，生合玄鬼，有慣賊做腳，防再來也，或有窩主，難獲也。至問偷去是財物，詳見求財占內。

If "Black Tortoise" and "Official Ghost" afflict the person's line and body line through刑, 冲, 克, or 害, the thief is someone with old grudges and enmity. If "Official Ghost" transforms into "Children," there is collaboration with monks or Taoists. If there are two layers of "Official Ghost" in the inner and outer trigrams, both attacking the person's line and body line, it indicates a conspiracy between two people, or family members enticing outsiders in. If the outer trigram's "Official Ghost" is active while the inner trigram's is quiet, it suggests someone inside knows the secret. If both inner and outer trigrams' "Official Ghost" are quiet, then look at which line carries "Black Tortoise," "Heavenly Thief," "Heavenly Robber," or "Robbery Sha," for that line represents the actual thief. If the day branch generates and harmonizes with "Black Tortoise" and "Official Ghost," there is a habitual thief acting as an informant and scout, and one should beware of his return; there may also be another person hiding the stolen goods, making it difficult to catch both the thief and the goods. As for what was stolen, refer to the section on seeking wealth in this book.

以鬼所臨之卦，定其何方去也。卦空則以鬼所值之支神定之。又水鬼外動，渡河去也。木鬼外動，乘舟去也。土鬼外動，陸行去也。火鬼外動，依官附勢而去也。金鬼外動，扮作行乞人去也。

To determine the direction in which a thief is fleeing, use the trigram where the 'Official Ghost' (官鬼) falls to determine the direction. If the line of the trigram is empty and not reliable, then use the earthly branch where the 'Official Ghost' is seated instead. Additionally, if the 'Official Ghost' is in the outer trigram and is associated with water, it indicates the thief is fleeing by crossing a river. If associated with wood, it indicates fleeing by boat. If associated with earth, it indicates fleeing by land. If associated with fire, it indicates fleeing to the home of an official or powerful family. If associated with metal, it indicates fleeing by disguising as a beggar.

以福德動為主。現前走失，占內動爻沖鬼者，有人報稱也。雀父動生世者，有人傳信也。兄動化鬼傷應，生合世者，同伴出首也。世下伏神帶勾陳動者，賊自首也。

If you want to know who knows the inside information, you should focus on the 'Children' line that is activated. If the person was lost on the spot, and there is an activated line that conflicts with the 'Official Ghost' line, someone will come to report and identify the person. If the 'Vermilion Bird' combined with the 'Parents' line is activated and generates the 'World Line', someone will bring a message to inform. If the 'Siblings' line is activated and transforms into the 'Official Ghost' line to harm the 'Response Line', yet also generates and harmonizes with the 'World Line', it indicates that the accomplice of the thief will come forward to report. If the 'Hidden God' beneath the 'World Line' is activated along with the 'Gou Chen', it means the thief himself will go to surrender.

尋贓捕賊，看財爻鬼爻墓處也。金墓丑，東北方尋捕也。木墓未，西南方尋捕也。火墓戌，西北方尋捕也。水土墓辰，東南方尋捕也。財爻鬼爻，加龍動，隱藏在儒館齋堂喜慶之門也。加虎動，隱藏於軍兵屠劊死喪之家也。加勾動，隱藏於泥水土作田家也。加蛇動，隱藏於閒遊無賴之家也。加雀動，隱藏於火場書紙鋪與詞訟之家。若伏兄化兄，則賭博之場。再逢兌卦，必梨園之所也。加武動，隱藏於窩主積賊之家。加咸池殺，則娼妓之家也。

To search for stolen goods and catch the thief, one should look at the directions where the 'Wealth'爻 and 'Official Ghost'爻 are buried. The burial direction for metal is Chou (丑), so search to the Northeast; for wood it is Wei (未), so search to the Southwest; for fire it is Xu (戌), so search to the Northwest; for water and earth, which share the same burial, it is Chen (辰), so search to the Southeast. Also examine the Six Spirits accompanying the Wealth and Official Ghost yao: if accompanied by the Azure Dragon, the thief is hiding in a library, study hall, or a house celebrating a wedding; if accompanied by the White Tiger, the thief is hiding in a military camp, butcher shop, or a house holding a funeral; if accompanied by Gou Chen, the thief is hiding with a mason, earthworker, or farmer; if accompanied by the Snake, the thief is hiding with a vagrant or a dishonest person; if accompanied by the Vermilion Bird, the thief is hiding in a fire scene, bookshop, paper shop, or a house where legal disputes are common. If this yao has a hidden 'Siblings' or transforms into 'Siblings', it is a gambling place. If it also coincides with the 'Dui' trigram, it is definitely a theater or music troupe. If accompanied by the Black Tortoise, the thief is hiding in the house of a criminal or habitual thief. If it also has the 'Salty Pool' spirit, it is a brothel.

財爻鬼爻，在乾，隱藏寺觀樓臺城塔馬廄也。在坤，隱藏墳墓倉庫農牧老嫗家也。在震，隱藏船舫樵夫木客家也。在巽，隱藏草木菜圃竹林也。在坎，隱藏酒醋魚鹽溝瀆井沼江湖之畔也。在離，隱藏爐灶明窗孔穴煙火文書之處，術士陶冶絲店經絡之家也。在艮，隱藏山林路石土穴之傍，少男仟客之家也。在兌，隱藏於敗垣缺瓦廢井瓦礫之內，庵堂酒肆魚池水閣之中也。

Determine the hiding places based on the trigrams where "妻财" and "官鬼" fall: if it falls in the trigram "乾", it is hidden in temples, towers, city towers, and stables; if it falls in the trigram "坤", it is hidden in tombs, granaries, farms, and the homes of old women; if it falls in the trigram "震", it is hidden in boats, the homes of woodcutters and merchants who trade in timber; if it falls in the trigram "巽", it is hidden in grass and trees, vegetable patches, and bamboo groves; if it falls in the trigram "坎", it is hidden in wine shops, vinegar shops, fish and salt stores, ditches, canals, wells, marshes, and the banks of rivers and lakes; if it falls in the trigram "离", it is hidden in stoves, bright windows, holes, places with smoke and fire, and places with documents, as well as the homes of fortune tellers, blacksmiths, silk merchants, and weavers; if it falls in the trigram "艮", it is hidden in mountains and forests, by roadside stone heaps, beside earth pits, and in the homes of young men and tenant farmers; if it falls in the trigram "兑", it is hidden in ruined walls and broken tiles, inside old wells and rubble, as well as in monasteries, taverns, fish ponds, and water pavilions.

又財內動，去不遠。財外動，出外方也。財加勾土，藏土中也。財爻出現，逢生合而不空破，與鬼伏財靜者，可尋也。財化鬼兄，或財墓旺，或財逢空絕，刑害克破者，難尋也。鬼逢沖剋，而日扶合財者，財未失也。日合財動，與財化入墓胎者，藏於器皿，未入賊手也。下伏兄，或動化兄者，偷物被人捉去也。卦無財者，其物已曾變去也。

Furthermore, if the 'Wealth'爻 is active within the inner trigram, the stolen goods have not been taken far. If it is active within the outer trigram, the goods have already been taken to another place. If the 'Wealth'爻 is combined with 'Gou Chen' and belongs to the earth element, the stolen goods are buried in the earth. If the 'Wealth'爻 is clearly visible in the hexagram and is supported and harmonized without falling into emptiness or being destroyed, or if the 'Official Ghost' is hidden beneath the 'Wealth'爻 and remains still, the stolen goods can be found. However, if the 'Wealth'爻 transforms into 'Official Ghost' or 'Siblings', or if the 'Wealth'爻's storage is actually prosperous, or if the 'Wealth'爻 falls into emptiness and reaches its end, or is punished, harmed, or destroyed, it will be difficult to find. If the 'Official Ghost' is attacked or destroyed, and the day branch supports the 'Wealth'爻, the items have not actually been lost. If the day branch combines with the active 'Wealth'爻, or if the 'Wealth'爻 transforms into the storage or fetal position, the stolen goods are still kept in containers and have not fallen into the hands of the thief. If 'Siblings' are hidden beneath the 'Wealth'爻, or if the 'Wealth'爻 transforms into 'Siblings', the stolen goods have been stolen and then taken away by someone else. If there is no 'Wealth'爻 in the hexagram at all, the item has already been sold.

子動克鬼，日時克鬼(日為官，時為吏)，勾陳克玄武，飛神克伏神者(世下伏神為賊)，可擒也。鬼沖動者遠去，鬼靜伏，不空破者，潛本地也。卦無子孫，與伏克飛神，鬼剋日時玄克勾者，難捉也。子空鬼不空，彼雖在而不獲也。鬼動子不動，賊已見而難擒也。飛伏相生化和者，難擒。伏帶劫刃大殺克飛者，急追而反被賊傷也。卦無財而鬼空者，自遺失也。卦無鬼而兄加龍動化鬼者，人借去而己忘之也。鬼靜而財帶亡神動者，自失被人拾去也。

The 'Children' line moves to overcome the 'Official Ghost' line, and the day branch and hour branch also overcome the 'Official Ghost'—the day branch represents the official, and the hour branch represents the subordinate. When 'Gou Chen' overcomes 'Black Tortoise', or the upper flying god overcomes the lower hidden god— the hidden god under the 'World Line' represents the thief— all these indicate that the thief can be caught. If the 'Official Ghost' is activated and is being冲 (conflicted), the thief has already fled far away; if the 'Official Ghost' remains quiet and hidden, and is not empty or broken, the thief is still hiding locally. If the卦 (divination chart) lacks the 'Children' line, or the hidden god overcomes the flying god, or the 'Official Ghost' overcomes the day branch or hour branch, or 'Black Tortoise' overcomes 'Gou Chen', it is difficult to catch the thief. If the 'Children' line is empty but the 'Official Ghost' is not, the thief is still there but cannot be caught; if the 'Official Ghost' moves but the 'Children' line does not, the thief has been seen but cannot be captured. If the flying god and hidden god mutually generate and produce harmonious results, it is also difficult to capture. If the hidden god carries 'Robbery Sha', 'Sheep's Blade', or 'Great Sha' to overcome the flying god, chasing too hard may result in being harmed by the thief. If there is no wealth line in the卦 and the 'Official Ghost' is also empty, the item is lost by oneself, not stolen. If there is no 'Official Ghost' in the卦, but 'Siblings' combined with 'Azure Dragon' move and produce the 'Official Ghost', it means the item was borrowed by someone and forgotten. If the 'Official Ghost' is quiet and the wealth line carries 'Wang Shen' (Wandering God) and moves, it means the item was lost and picked up by someone else.

財鬼入墓者，刑沖墓日可追獲也。靜則沖動之日追獲，動則合日追獲也。鬼旺財衰者，鬼敗財生之日追獲也。飛神刑剋伏，子動刑剋鬼，勾動刑剋武，動爻刑害鬼者，遇子孫，飛神勾陳動爻生旺之日可追獲也。日時刑沖鬼，動爻又生鬼者，必有人救護，待動爻受制日可獲也。

The 'Wealth' and 'Official Ghost' lines that have entered the storage are recoverable on the day of the storage if there is a punishment and clash. If the line is quiet, it can be recovered on the day it is clashed with; if the line is active, it can be recovered on the day it combines with another line. When the 'Official Ghost' is strong and the 'Wealth' line is weak, it can be recovered on the day the 'Official Ghost' turns weak and the 'Wealth' line becomes strong. When the flying god punishes the hidden god, when the 'Children' line is active and punishes the 'Official Ghost', when the 'Gou Chen' line is active and punishes the 'Black Tortoise', or when the moving line punishes the 'Official Ghost', these situations can all be recovered on the day the 'Children', flying god, 'Gou Chen', or the moving line becomes strong and active. Although the day and hour may punish the 'Official Ghost', if another moving line comes to support the 'Official Ghost', there must be someone protecting it, and it can only be caught on the day that moving line is subdued.

己丑年壬申月甲子旬乙丑日，卜捕賊，得震之豫。震宮：震為雷（六沖）；震宮：雷地豫（六合）。本卦、變卦：妻財庚戌土（世）——妻財庚戌土；官鬼庚申金——官鬼庚申金；子孫庚午火——子孫庚午火（應）；妻財庚辰土（應）——兄弟乙卯木；兄弟庚寅木——子孫乙巳火；父母庚子水○→妻財乙未土（世）。申官出現，必可捕，但嫌墓於丑日，不免潛伏，況世財旬空，丑巳刑之，動爻子水，及金官，又與應下辰財三合，其賊有伴藏護也。

In the year of Jichou, month of Renshen, day of Yichou, the divination was made to catch a thief, resulting in the hexagram Zhen (Thunder) changing to Yu (Hexagram 16). Both hexagrams belong to the Zhen trigram group. The primary hexagram is Six Clashes, while the resulting hexagram is Six Harmony. From the top line to the first line, the lines are as follows: the top line, "Wealth" of Gengwu earth, holds the world line and remains unchanged; the fifth line, "Official Ghost" of Gengshen metal, remains unchanged; the fourth line, "Children" of Gengwu fire, becomes "Children" of Gengwu fire in the response position; the third line, "Wealth" of Gengchen earth, becomes "Siblings" of Yimao wood in the response position; the second line, "Siblings" of Gengyin wood, becomes "Children" of Yisi fire; the first line, "Parents" of Gengzi water, moves and produces "Wealth" of Yiwu earth, which holds the world line. The interpretation states: the metal "Official Ghost" of Shenshen is clearly present in the hexagram, indicating the thief can definitely be caught. However, the day of divination is Yichou, and the metal Shenshen is buried in Chou, so the thief is likely to hide for a while first. Moreover, the world line's earth "Wealth" of Wuxu is in the旬空, and the Chou and Si lines are conflicting with it. The moving water of Gengzi from the first line and the metal "Official Ghost" of Shenshen from the fifth line, together with the earth "Wealth" of Chen from the response line, form the triple harmony of Shenshen, Zizhen, and Chen, indicating that the thief has accomplices who are helping to hide him.

然終必可提者，以應財辰土自刑，其贓決破捉獲。子孫為捕人，臨午自刑，被父鬼應爻三合水局克子孫，即捕捉中人，有與賊相通，使不得捕也。喜子水化未財制父合子，次日丙寅，必有婦人露機，因得捕獲。蓋丙寅為子孫長生之日，婦人者，未財來合午子者也。

However, in the end the thief will be caught, because the response line has the earth element of Chen, which is the wife's wealth and causes self-punishment. The stolen goods will certainly be revealed and recovered. "Children" represent the officers who arrest the thief; they are located on the fire element of Wu, which also causes self-punishment. In addition, the "parents" element of Zi water, the "official ghost" element of Shen metal, and the response line's Chen earth element form a triple harmony water combination to overcome "children." This means that among the officers, someone is colluding with the thief, making it impossible to catch him. Fortunately, the first line has Zi water transforming into Wei earth, which can control Zi water parents and also combines with Wu fire children. On the next day, which is Bingyin, a woman will leak the information, leading to the capture. Bingyin is the day of growth for Wu fire children, and the woman referred to is the Wei earth wife's wealth that combines with Wu fire children.