Newly added smallpox and measles.

六氣司天，寒暑災祥之感應；五行迭運，痘痧瘡疹之流行。欲問安危，須憑易卦；先察用象旺衰，次究忌神動靜。

Heaven has six energies that take turns ruling, causing coldness, heat, calamities, and auspicious signs through their influence; the earth has the Five Phases that alternate in operation, and epidemic diseases such as measles, mumps, sores, and rashes follow accordingly. To inquire about the safety of a child with measles, one should consult the hexagrams of the I Ching: first examine whether the useful god (the son/child line) is strong or weak, and then investigate whether the hostile god (the parent line that restrains the son/child line) is active or still. This method was newly added in The Orthodox Tradition of Divination, specifically for divining the condition of children with measles.

生扶拱合，痘長靈根；克害刑沖，花遭妒雨。父動則護持乎兄弟，兒孫安得雲宜；兄興則為難於妻奴，子侄喜其相遇。

The useful god is supported, nurtured, assisted, and harmonized, so the measles develop with a strong and solid foundation (in old times, measles were called "planting flowers," so the flower is used as a metaphor). If the useful god is restrained, harmed, punished, or opposed, it is like flowers encountering bad rain, and the measles do not break out clearly. Although the parents' hexagram is active and can protect the siblings, it is harmful to the children, so it is not suitable for young children. Although the siblings' hexagram being strong may be difficult for wealth and servants, it can generate children, so the younger generation actually prefers to encounter it.

最吉者官安用旺，最凶者鬼旺忌興。用得長生，百年之內保無虞；原臨死絕，一月之外終有害。

The most auspicious hexagram is when the official ghost is quiet and the useful god (children) is prosperous and strong—indicating no disease root movement and abundant vital energy. The most inauspicious situation is when the official ghost is strong and the hostile god (parents) is also active—indicating severe illness with no relief. If the useful god is in the growth position, there will be no worries for a hundred years. If the origin god (the sibling爻 that generates the children) is in the dead or exhausted position, although there may be no immediate problems, after one month there will inevitably be harm.

官強而痘難開朗，福旺則花必稀疏。墓庫不宜臨用，休囚豈可持。卦現官多，防賊痘之為害；爻臨福聚，慮進補以招殃。亂動皆非吉，伏吟亦是凶。

If the official ghost is strong, the measles will not break out clearly and will be difficult to recover from; if the children are strong, the measles will definitely be sparse (which is auspicious). The storage should not be adjacent to the useful god (if it enters the storage, it becomes blocked and does not manifest). If the useful god is weak and confined, it cannot hold on. If there are too many official ghosts in the hexagram, we should be cautious of "thief measles" (mixed bad measles) causing harm. If there are too many children, we should be careful that excessive nourishment may bring disaster. If the six lines are chaotic, it is not good. A hidden chant (when a line changes into the same branch as the original line) is also an ominous sign.

子孫發現，當勿藥而自痊；父母交重，縱延醫而難治。財動卦中，宜調脾胃；兄興象內，須理胸懷。

TheChildren Line appears and has vitality, so it will recover on its own without needing medicine. TheParents Line is strongly activated (it restrains the子孙爻), so even with medical treatment, it is difficult to cure. TheWife-Wealth Line is activated in the hexagram (indicating issues with food and drink), so one should regulate the spleen and stomach and control diet. TheBrothers Line is activated in the hexagram (indicating stagnation of qi), so one should relieve the郁闷 in the chest.

貪口腹而增憂，多為幫官傷世；愛滋味而進食，定因助福生身。卦遇六沖難起發，爻逢六合好收功。

Because of greed for food, troubles arise, mostly due to the wife's wealth generating and supporting the official ghost, which in turn harms the world line. If one is willing to eat because of desire for food, it is because the wife's wealth supports the children and also generates and supports the hexagram body. In the hexagram: if a six clashes hexagram is shaken, the sores are difficult to develop; if a six harmony hexagram is shaken, the sores are easy to heal and form scabs, thus completing the task.

悶而不發，皆緣用伏加傷；發而不漿，只為官空增制。原神若壞，縱出現兮不祥；主象受傷，得救護兮無礙。

The measles are stuck inside and cannot break out because the useful god is hidden and injured. Although the measles may break out, they do not develop properly because the official ghost is in a weak position and is restricted by many layers (the energy cannot move freely). If the origin god is already damaged, even if the useful god appears in the hexagram, it will not be auspicious. Even if the useful god is injured, as long as another line comes to protect it, there will be no problem.

福鬼若值青龍，方宜痘種；用煞如臨白虎，且慢栽花。玄武沖世沖身，汙婦魘而作變；白虎臨官臨用，火毒甚而未清。

The Children and Official Ghosts should both be accompanied by the Azure Dragon (auspicious energy) in order to be suitable for smallpox vaccination. If the Useful God is accompanied by malevolent stars and the White Tiger (indicating blood-related calamity), then vaccination should be postponed. The Black Tortoise conflicting with the World Line and the Hexagram Body indicates an unclean woman disturbing evil spirits and causing disturbances. The White Tiger accompanying both the Official Ghost and the Useful God suggests excessive fire toxicity that has not yet been cleared.

身上虎，須向五行言帶疾；爻中煞，當憑八卦論終身。金為肺腑，增疼增嗽非宜；火屬心經，發瘡發斑大忌。

If the hexagram body carries the White Tiger, then according to the five phases of this line, we can determine the kind of illness the person will suffer in the future. If a line contains aInauspicious Sha, then according to the corresponding of the eight trigrams, we can discuss the main aspects of the person's life. For example, if the official ghost belongs to metal, the illness is in the lungs, causing more pain and coughing, which is not good. If it belongs to fire, the illness is in the heart meridian, and the appearance of sores and rashes is most to be avoided.

木鬼乃風邪未表，水宮而寒食尚停；麻面官乘四土，破碎位遇三沖。玄武主陰虛黑縮，勾陳應脹悶黃浮；螣蛇木擺似驚風，朱雀火炎真血熱。

Official Ghost belongs to Wood, indicating that the wind pathogen has not yet dispersed; Official Ghost in the Water Palace suggests that cold and raw food is still stagnating in the abdomen. In the future, facial acne will appear, which is due to Official Ghost riding on the four Earthly Branches of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei. If the痘 marks break up, it is because that line meets the year, month, and day triple conflicts. The Black Tortoise indicates yin deficiency with dark and retracted痘 color, Gou Chen indicates distension and oppression with a yellow and floating complexion, the Snake belongs to Wood and moves restlessly like a fit or convulsion, and the Vermilion Bird belongs to Fire and rises upward, which corresponds to blood heat.

白虎同忌煞交重，哭聲將至；青龍會恩星發動，慶賀強來。定死活於五行生克之中，決輕重於六神臨持之上。兒孫滿目未出花，耽許多憂慮；金玉滿堂失教訓，枉費心機。

The White Tiger and the Hostile God along withInauspicious Sha are strongly activated, indicating sorrow is about to come. The Azure Dragon together with the Favorable Star (the爻 that generates and supports the Useful God) is activated, bringing joy and good fortune naturally. In the end, the determination of life and death lies in the interactions of the Five Phases, and the judgment of severity depends on the Six Spirits. The last two lines express a sense of lamentation: although the children are numerous and full of the house, none have yet contracted smallpox, causing the parents much worry; even if the house is filled with gold and jade, if there is a lack of proper upbringing, all the effort is in vain.

人非富貴，焉能坐享榮華，苟為利名，寧免奔馳道路。然或千里之迢遙，夫豈一朝之跋涉。途中休咎若個能知，就裡災祥神靈有準。

Not everyone born into poverty can enjoy wealth and honor; once one sets out for fame and fortune, one cannot avoid traveling on the road. Moreover, a journey of thousands of miles cannot be completed in a day or two. How can one know the good or bad fortune along the way? The calamities and auspicious signs can only be clarified by consulting the gods. When divining about travel, the following are taken into consideration: the World Line represents the traveler himself, Parents represent luggage, Wife's Wealth represents funds, Official Ghost represents dangers on the way, Children represent protective deities, and the Intermediate Line represents companions and obstacles.

父為行李，帶刑則破損不中；妻作盤纏，生旺則豐盈足用。世如衰弱，那堪水宿風餐；應若空亡，難望謀成事就。間爻安靜，往來一路平安；太歲克沖，行止終年撓括。

The Parents' line represents luggage and clothing; if it is afflicted by刑, the luggage will be damaged and unusable. The Wealth line represents travel expenses; if it is strong and prosperous, there will be sufficient funds for the journey. If the World line is weak, it cannot endure the hardships of traveling and enduring wind and rain. If the Response line is vacant, the matters sought in this journey will not succeed—the Response line represents the destination and the person being sought. If the line between the World and Response is quiet, the journey will be safe and uneventful. However, if the Tai Su (yearly stem) comes to afflict or clash with these lines, the person's movements and activities throughout the year will be hindered.

世傷應位，不拘遠近總宜行；應克世爻，無問公私皆不利。八純亂動，到處皆凶；兩間齊空，獨行則吉。世動訂期，變鬼則自投羅網；官臨畏縮，化福則終脫樊籠。

The World Line can overcome the Response Line (I control him), and traveling is suitable whether near or far; if the Response Line overcomes the World Line (he controls me), both public and private affairs are unfavorable. If a pure hexagram is cast and all six lines are active, going anywhere will be dangerous; if both intermediate lines are empty (no companion and no obstruction), traveling alone is actually favorable. If the World Line becomes active and determines the time to go, but transforms into an Official Ghost, it means going into a trap; if the World Line is on an Official Ghost and hesitates to move forward, but it transforms into Children, eventually it can escape from the trap.

靜遇日沖，必為他人而去；動逢間合，定因同伴而留。世若逢空，最利九流出往；土如遇福，偏宜陸地行程。鬼地墓鄉，豈堪踐履；財方父向，卻可登臨。

The world line is originally still but is stirred by the day branch, indicating that the person must be running errands for others. The world line is originally active but is restrained by an intervening line, meaning that the person will be delayed due to a companion. When the world line is empty, it is most favorable for those in the lower professions such as fortune-telling and medicine to travel (as emptiness implies no restrictions). When the earth line meets the children line (earth represents land), it is suitable to travel by land. The direction where the official ghost is located and the direction of the storage are both unsuitable to tread upon. The direction of the wealth and the direction of the parents are suitable to go.

官挈玄爻刑剋，盜賊驚憂；兄乘虎煞交重，風波險阻。妻來克世，莫貪無義之財；財合變官，勿戀有情之婦。父遭風雨之淋漓，舟行尤忌；福遇和同之伴侶，謁貴反凶。

The official ghost爻 supports the black tortoise爻 and then comes to刑克, indicating there are thieves and disturbances on the way; siblings乘 the white tiger, aInauspicious Sha, and are repeatedly activated, suggesting there are winds and waves to be cautious of on the journey. The wealth爻克 the world line爻, so one should not seek unjust gains on the road; the wealth爻 combines with others to transform into the official ghost爻, so one should not be attached to a woman encountered on the way. The parents爻 indicate rain and wind, which are especially dangerous for those traveling by boat; the children爻 indicate harmonious companions, but if this journey is to meet a nobleman, the children爻 become凶, as they克 the official ghost, meaning the nobleman will not be seen.

艮宮鬼坐寅爻，虎狼仔細；卦見兄逢蛇煞，光棍宜防。鬼動間中，不諧同侶；兄興世上，多費盤纏。一卦如無鬼煞，方得如心；交爻不見福神，焉能稱意。

The Gen hexagram (Gen, Mountain) has the official ghost sitting on the寅 yao (寅 belongs to the tiger). On the mountain path, one should beware of tigers and wolves. In the hexagram, siblings meet the evil spirit snake, which is aInauspicious Sha, so one should be cautious of ruffians and petty criminals. The official ghost is active on the intermediate yao and does not get along with companions. Siblings are active on the world position, indicating that expenses will be higher. The entire hexagram does not show the official ghost orInauspicious Sha, so this journey will be satisfactory. If none of the lines show the children's blessings, how can one be content?

主人動遇空亡，半途而返；財氣旺臨月建，滿載而回。但能趨吉避凶，何慮登高涉險。

The hexagram representing the person they are seeking refuge with becomes active but falls into the empty亡 state, so they will have to turn back halfway. If the wealth energy is strong and also meets the month builder, they will return with a full load. In the end, as long as one knows how to seek good and avoid bad—knowing where the ghost is and avoiding it, knowing where the wealth is and going towards it—why should one fear climbing high or facing difficulties?

人為利名，忘卻故鄉生處樂；家無音信，全憑周易卦中推。要決歸期，但尋主象。主象交重身已動，用爻安靜未思歸。克速生遲，我若制他難見面；三門四戶，用如合世即還家。

A person is after fame and fortune, forgetting even the peace of his hometown. With no news from home for a long time, he can only predict his return by consulting the I Ching. To determine the time of his return, one must look for the Useful God. The Useful God is associated with the Six Relations of the person who left. If the Useful God is active (already moved), the person has already left. If the Useful God is still quiet, he has not yet the thought of returning home. If the Useful God overcomes the World Line, the time of return will be soon; if it generates the World Line, the time will be later. If the World Line counteracts the Useful God, they will not meet soon. The Third Line is the door, and the Fourth Line is the window. If the Useful God combines with or is on the door or window line along with the World Line, then he is about to return home.

動化退神，人既來而復返；靜生世位，身未動而懷歸。若遇暗沖，睹物起傷情之客況；如逢合住，臨行有塵事之羈身。世克用而俱動，轉往他方；用比世而皆空，難歸故里。

The useful god moves but transforms into the retreating god, indicating that a person has already started moving but then turns back; the useful god is still and comes to generate the world line, meaning the body has not yet moved but the mind has already thought of returning. If the useful god is secretly conflicted by the day branch, it suggests that he is outside, encountering things that hurt his feelings, and his homesickness is stirred; if the useful god is restrained by a combination, it means that on the way he is detained by worldly affairs. If the world line overcomes the useful god and both lines move, the person has gone to another place; if the useful god and the world line are like and harmonious but both are empty, then it is difficult to return home.

遠行最怕用爻傷，尤嫌入墓；近出何妨主象伏，偏利逢沖。若伏空鄉，須究卦中之六合；如藏官下，當參飛上之六神。兄弟遮藏，緣是非而不返；子孫把持，由樂酒以忘歸。

Going on a long journey is most feared when the useful god is injured, especially if it enters the tomb — entering the tomb means being trapped and unable to move. For a short trip, even if the useful god is hidden, it is not a problem, and it is actually favorable if it meets a clash, as a clash signifies starting to move. If the useful god is hidden in a place of emptiness, check if the six harmonies are present in the hexagram to pull it out. If the useful god is hidden under the official ghost, examine the six beasts carried by the flying god above it to know what obstacles are present. If the useful god is blocked by siblings, it indicates being hindered by disputes and words. If it is controlled by children, it means being addicted to drinking and entertainment and forgetting to return.

父為文書之阻滯，財因買賣之牽連。用伏應財之下，身贅他家；主投財庫之中，名留富室。五爻有鬼，皆因途路之不通；一卦無財，只為盤纏之缺乏。

The useful god hidden beneath the parents indicates being delayed by official business. The useful god hidden beneath the wealth indicates being involved in trade transactions. The useful god hidden beneath the response line's wealth indicates marrying into another family. The useful god entering the storage of wealth indicates staying to work in a wealthy household. The fifth line (road) having an official ghost indicates that the road is not passable. If the entire hexagram does not show wealth, it indicates lack of funds and being unable to return.

墓持墓動，必然臥病呻吟；世合世沖，須用遣人尋覓。合逢玄武，昏迷酒色不思鄉；卦得游魂，漂泊他鄉無定跡。日並忌興休望到，身臨用發必然歸。

The useful god is held by the storage and the storage moves, the person will certainly be ill and groan; if the useful god combines with the world line and conflicts with it alternately (messages are intermittent), someone should be sent to search for him. If the useful god combines with the black tortoise, he is indulging in wine and women and does not think of his hometown; if a wandering soul hexagram is drawn, he is wandering in a foreign land with an uncertain course. If the day branch and the hostile god rise together and are strong, do not expect him to come; if the hexagram body is on the useful god and the useful god moves, he will certainly return.

父動卦中，當有魚書之寄；財興世上，應無雁信之來。欲決歸期之遠近，須詳主象之興衰。動處靜中，含蓄許多凶吉象；天涯海角，羈留多少名利人。

The parents' yao is active in the hexagram (parents represent letters), indicating a letter will arrive from home; if the wife's wealth yao is strong in the world position (wealth overcomes parents, overcoming the god of messages), then there will be no news. To determine the nearness or distance of the arrival, carefully observe the rise and fall of the useful god: when it is strong, the arrival is near; when it is weak, the arrival is far. If it is active, it comes quickly; if it is still, it comes slowly. When it meets a harmonious element, it waits for a conflict; when it meets a conflict, it arrives immediately. Between movement and stillness lie many omens of good or bad fortune; across the seas and mountains, how many people are detained for fame and profit.

凡卜買船，斷同船戶。六親持世，可推新舊之由；諸鬼動臨，可識節病之處。

When divining about buying a boat, the method is the same as when divining about the boat owner. By observing which of the Six Relations is holding the world position, one can determine whether the boat is new or old and its origin; by observing which line the Official Ghost falls on and becomes active, one can know which part of the boat has a problem. These two points are the two keys to divining a boat, one for its origin and one for its defects.

初二爻為前倉，要持財福；五六爻為後舵，怕見官兄。父作梢公，不宜傷克；龍為舟尾，豈可空刑。螣蛇辨索纜之堅牢；白虎為帆檣之順利。

The ship's body is divided according to the lines: the first and second lines are the front cabin, which should have the wealth or children lines for it to be good; the fifth and sixth lines are the rear part of the ship, where the official ghost or siblings should not appear. The parents line represents the boatman, and it should not be harmed or weakened. The azure dragon line represents the stern of the ship, which should not be empty or harmed. The snake line represents the ropes, and its strength indicates whether the ropes are secure. The white tiger line represents the sails, and whether it has vitality indicates whether the ship is sailing smoothly.

交爻皆吉不傷身，四海遨遊無阻滯。

If all the lines are favorable and none of them harm or restrict the world line, then one can travel freely throughout the world without any obstacles. For divination related to boats and ships, the key points are summarized as follows: "The front cabin is suitable for wealth and blessings, the rear rudder should avoid officials and brothers, the boatman is represented by the parents, and the ropes and sails are indicated by the snake and tiger."

養身於花柳之家曰娼曰妓，識禍福於幾微之際惟蓍惟龜。花街托跡，柳巷安身。門外紛紛，總是風流子弟；窗前濟濟，無非歌舞佳人。

Those who make a living through beauty and talent in the entertainment districts are called prostitutes or courtesans. To foresee good or bad fortune before things become evident, one must rely on the divination with yarrow stalks and turtle shells. This branch of divination concerns the fortunes of courtesans: they reside in the flower-lined streets and willow-lined alleys, where the people outside are all debauched youths, and the women inside are all dancers and singers. The method of interpretation is as follows: the wife and wealth line represents the courtesan and her profits, the official ghost line represents the patrons, the sons and daughters line represents joy, the brothers line represents losses, and the parents line represents the house.

若要安寧，必得世無沖剋；欲求稱意，還須應去生扶。卦見六沖，往來亦徒迎迓；爻當六合，晨昏幸爾盤桓。財若空亡，錢樹子恐防傾倒；官如墓絕，探花郎那得棲遲。

To ensure family peace, the World Line must not be afflicted by clash and control. To achieve business success, the Response Line (representing guests) should come to support and assist. If a hexagram shows Six Clashes, although guests may come and go, they will not stay; if it shows Six Harmony, guests will stay for a long time. If the Wealth line falls into emptiness, the "money tree" (the main courtesan) may decline. If the Official Ghost line enters the tomb and reaches a dead end, those seeking pleasure will not stay long.

妻財官鬼二者不可相無，財鬼父兄子孫皆宜不動。鬼煞傷身，火盜官災多恐布；日辰沖父，住居屋宅有更張。兄弟交重，罄囊用度；子孫藏伏，蹙額追陪。

The wife's wealth and the official ghost are both essential—one represents capital, the other represents customers; the wealth, official ghost, parents, siblings, and children all prefer to be still, and any movement brings troubles. If the official ghost is harmed, there will be more disasters such as fire, theft, and legal troubles. If the day branch conflicts with the parents' hexagram (parents represent the house), the residence will need to be moved. If siblings are repeatedly activated, the money will be drained. If the children are hidden and not revealed (the joy god is not present), one can only force a smile while entertaining guests with a frown.

財化福爻，家出從良之妓；官居刑地，門招惡病之人。忌動衰空，閒是閒非閒撓舌；財興克世，有財有利有驚憂。能將玄理以推詳，真乃黃金而不易。

The wife's wealth line transforms into the children line (indicating leaving the position of wealth and entering a place of fortune), suggesting that there is a courtesan in the family who will leave her profession and marry someone else. The official ghost falls in a place of punishment, meaning that a guest who brings illness will arrive through the door. Although the hostile god is active, it is weak and empty, indicating trivial disputes and unnecessary arguments. Although the wife's wealth is strong and brings profit, it also harms the world line, leading to a period of worry and anxiety. To thoroughly understand these subtle principles is indeed a rare and valuable skill.

既明住宅之根因，再看船居之奧妙。青龍父母，袓代居居船；白虎妻財，初當船戶。要識平居安穩，須觀褔德。青龍初是船頭，必須子孫興旺；六為後舵，定宜褔德交重；父母刑沖，必主風狂浪急。

The principles of dwelling on land have already been explained. Now let us consider how to divinate for those who live on boats. The parents' hexagram is accompanied by the Azure Dragon, indicating that the ancestors have lived on boats for generations. The wealth hexagram is accompanied by the White Tiger, and the first line represents the boat owner himself. To know whether this household is secure or not, one must look at the children (fortune virtue) hexagram — it is the protective deity of the entire boat. The first line represents the bow of the boat, which must be strong and prosperous. The sixth line represents the stern and rudder, which should also be supported by many children. If the parents' hexagram (which here represents sails, wind, and rain) is harmed or conflicted, it indicates fierce winds and turbulent waves.

妻財克陷，定然惹是招非；若逄兄弟交重怪，木必須重換。但遇鬼爻臨用魘倒，急宜祈祥。二為獵木，須要堅方；若遇螣蛇，必生怪異；但逄朱雀，口舌災殃；青龍利益加添，白虎損人招禍，玄武憂疑盜賊，勾陳耗散貲財。

The wife wealth爻 is being restrained and trapped, which will certainly lead to disputes and troubles. If the siblings爻 is strongly activated and causes strange occurrences, the timber on the ship must be replaced. If the official ghost爻 is attached to the useful god and causes people to be bewitched and collapse, they should urgently perform rituals to pray for blessings. The second line represents the mast and beam of the ship, which must be solid and upright; if this line is accompanied by the snake, strange occurrences will arise; if accompanied by the Vermilion Bird, there will be disputes and conflicts; if accompanied by the Azure Dragon, there will be added benefits; if accompanied by the White Tiger, it will harm others and bring misfortune; if accompanied by the Black Tortoise, there will be worries, doubts, and theft; if accompanied by the Gou Chen, there will be loss of wealth.

三為倉口，怕逄刑剋沖害；四為桅杆，喜遇拱合生扶；五為毛纜，六合櫓逄。若得相生，行船必定致富；如逄沖剋，船居多主災殃。

The third line represents the hatch, which is most afraid of being harmed by刑, 克, 冲, or 害; the fourth line represents the mast, which is most favorable when it encounters 拱, 合, 生, or 扶; the fifth line represents the ropes, and the sixth line represents the oar and rudder. If these parts can all mutually generate each other, sailing will surely bring wealth and prosperity; if they encounter 冲 or 克, the boat becomes like a home, leading to many misfortunes. The principles for divining a boat's dwelling are the same as for a house, except that the things assigned to the six lines are replaced with parts of the boat.

世爻發動，宜棄舊而從新；應位興隆，宜世居而迪吉；世臨玄武，盜賊相侵；持世勾陳，翻船損舵；白虎防墮水不虞，青龍主臨危有救，螣蛇爻動主暴病之憂，朱雀爻興有斷桅之禍。

The World Line moves, indicating it is suitable to replace an old boat with a new one; if the Response Line is strong, one should stay with the boat that has been used by the family, which will bring good fortune. If the World Line is occupied by the Black Tortoise, there may be thieves invading; if the World Line is seated upon the Gou Chen, be cautious of the boat capsizing and the rudder being damaged. If accompanied by the White Tiger, be wary of unexpected drowning; if accompanied by the Azure Dragon, there will be help in times of danger. If the Snake爻 moves, it indicates worry about a sudden illness; if the Vermilion Bird爻 rises, there will be disaster such as the mast breaking.

初位逄空，船頭破損；二爻遇鬼，繩纜損傷；三爻最忌刑沖，倉內平基作崇；四位怕逄凶煞，破蓬發漏須防；五為毛纜，逄空必有憂疑；六是舵門，遇煞定當修換。若能依此而推，船居必無他事。

Analyzing each line in detail: The first line is empty, indicating damage to the bow of the ship; the second line meets the official ghost, suggesting damage to the ropes; the third line is most feared for punishment and clash, indicating trouble with the floorboards inside the cabin; the fourth line fears encounteringInauspicious Sha, warning of possible tearing of the sails and leakage from the hull; the fifth line represents the ropes, and being empty brings worry and doubt; the sixth line is the rudder, and encounteringInauspicious Sha definitely requires repair or replacement. Following this method of interpretation, if the ship is considered as home, no other accidents will occur.

何知人家父母疾，白虎臨爻兼刑剋。何知人家父母殃，財爻發動煞神傷。何知人家有子孫，青龍褔德爻中輪。何知人家無子孫，六爻不見褔神臨。何知人家子孫疾，父母爻動來相剋。何知人家子孫災，白虎當臨褔德來。

The "He Zhi Zhang" is a quick divination song that allows one to know immediately. Each line first asks a question and then gives an image. How do you know the parents are sick? The White Tiger is on the parents' line and brings harm. How do you know the parents have misfortune? The wealth line is active and is harmed by凶煞 (evil stars) (wealth harms the parents). How do you know there are children? The Azure Dragon is on the children's line. How do you know there are no children? There is no children line among the six lines. How do you know the children are sick? The parents' line is active and harms (parents harm children). How do you know the children have misfortune? The White Tiger is directly on the children's line.

何知人家小兒死，子孫空亡加白虎。何知人家妻有災，虎臨兄弟動傷財。何知人家妻有孕，青龍財臨天喜神。何知人家有妻妾，內外兩財旺相決。何知人家損妻房，財爻帶鬼落空亡。何知人家訟事休，空亡官鬼又休囚。

How do you know a child will die young? The son/daughter爻 falls into emptiness and is accompanied by the White Tiger. How do you know the wife will have misfortune? The White Tiger is on the son/daughter爻 and activates to harm the wealth爻. How do you know the wife is pregnant? The Azure Dragon is on the wealth爻 and is accompanied by Heavenly Joy. How do you know there are two wives in the family? Both the inner and outer trigrams have one wealth爻 each, and both are prosperous and strong. How do you know the wife will die? The wealth爻 is accompanied by the official ghost and falls into emptiness. How do you know a lawsuit will end? The official ghost爻 falls into emptiness and is weak and confined.

何知人家訟事多，雀虎持世鬼來扶。何知人家旺六丁，六親有氣吉神臨。何知人家進人口，青龍得位臨財守。何知人家大豪富，財爻旺相又居庫。何知人家田地增，勾陳入地子孫臨。何知人家進產業，青龍臨財旺相說。

How do you know there will be many lawsuits? The Vermilion Bird and White Tiger are in the current position, and the Official Ghost comes to generate and support. How do you know the family will be prosperous? All six relations have vitality and are accompanied by auspicious deities. How do you know there will be an increase in family members? The Azure Dragon is in the proper position and is over the Wealth爻, holding it firmly. How do you know there will be great wealth? The Wealth爻 is prosperous and strong, and is seated on the Storage position (the Storage can hold wealth). How do you know there will be an increase in land? The Gou Chen (which governs land) is on the earthly branch爻, and the Children爻 comes to assist. How do you know there will be the purchase of property? The Azure Dragon is over the Wealth爻 and is prosperous and strong.

何知人家進外財，外卦龍臨財褔來。何知人家喜事臨，青龍褔德在門庭。何知人家富貴昌，臨財旺褔青龍上。何知人家多貧賤，財爻帶耗休囚見。何知人家無依倚，卦中褔德落空死。何知人家鰲破損，玄武帶鬼二爻悃。

How do you know there is external wealth coming in? The outer trigram has the azure dragon sitting on the wealth and children lines. How do you know there will be good news? The azure dragon and children line are on the portal line. How do you know there will be wealth and prosperity? The wealth and children lines are strong and both have the azure dragon. How do you know poverty and low status? The wealth line has a consuming spirit and is weak and confined. How do you know being without support? The children line in the hexagram falls into the void and is in the dead position. How do you know the stove is broken? The black tortoise with the official ghost is trapped on the second line (the second line represents the stove).

何知人家鍋破漏，玄武入水鬼來就。何知人家屋宇新，父入青龍旺相真。何知人家屋宇敗，父入白虎休囚壞。何知人家墓有風，白虎空亡巽巳攻。何知人家墓有水，白虎空亡臨亥子。何知人家有香火，卦中六爻不見火。

How do you know if a pot or cauldron is broken? The Black Tortoise falls on the water line and the Official Ghost approaches it. How do you know if a house is new? The Parents line is accompanied by the Azure Dragon and is prosperous and strong. How do you know if a house is ruined? The Parents line is accompanied by the White Tiger and is weak and confined. How do you know if there is wind entering the grave? The White Tiger falls on an empty line and the Xun trigram and the Si line attack it (Xun represents wind). How do you know if there is water entering the grave? The White Tiger falls on an empty line and is accompanied by the亥 or 子 water lines. How do you know if there is another incense offering in the family? The hexagram lacks a fire line (fire represents incense and candles, which are not present in the lines but are offered separately).

何知人家無風水，卦中六爻不見水。何知人家兩爨戶，卦中必主兩重火。何知人家不拱佛，金鬼爻落空亡決。何知二姓共屋居，兩鬼旺相卦中推。何知一家有二姓，兩重父母卦重臨。

How do you know that a residence has no good feng shui? The hexagram shows no water trigram (without water, there is no vitality). How do you know that there are two places for cooking in one house? The hexagram must have two fire trigrams. How do you know that there is no Buddha statue in the house? The metal trigram representing official ghosts (metal signifies the body of the Buddha) falls into the empty and lost position. How do you know that two families are living in the same house? The hexagram shows two official ghosts both prosperous and strong. How do you know that there are two surnames in one family? The hexagram shows two parent trigrams overlapping and appearing together.

何知人家雞亂啼，螣蛇入酉不須疑。何知人家犬亂吠，螣蛇入戌又逄鬼。何知人家見口舌，朱雀持世鬼未掇。何知人家口舌到，卦中朱雀帶木笑。何知人家多爭競，朱雀兄弟推世應。何知人家小人生，玄武官鬼動臨身。

How do you know that the chickens in the house are making noise? The螣蛇 (Teng Sha, which signifies strange occurrences) falls on the酉 (You) line (You belongs to the chicken), so there is no need for further doubt. How do you know that the dog is barking? The螣蛇 falls on the戌 (Xu) line (Xu belongs to the dog) and is accompanied by theOfficial Ghost (Guan Gui, Official Ghost). How do you know there is a quarrel? TheVermilion Bird (Zhu Qu, Vermilion Bird) holds the world line and theOfficial Ghost has not been removed. How do you know that the quarrel has arrived? TheVermilion Bird in the hexagram carries a wood line (wood signifies sound). How do you know there is much contention? TheVermilion Bird andSiblings (Xiong Di, Siblings) fall on the world and response lines. How do you know there is a small person causing trouble? TheBlack Tortoise (Xuan Wu, Black Tortoise) carries theOfficial Ghost and is active, and it is on the hexagram body.

何知人家遭賊徒，玄武臨財鬼旺扶。何知人家災禍至，鬼臨應爻來克世。何知人家痘疹病，螣蛇爻被火燒定。何知人家病要死，用神無救又入墓。何知人家多夢寐，螣蛇帶鬼來持世。何知人家出鬼怪，螣蛇白虎臨門在。

How do you know there has been a theft? The White Tiger is on the Wealth line, and the Official Ghost is prosperous and strong, supporting it (the White Tiger represents the thief, and Wealth represents the lost item). How do you know disaster is coming? The Official Ghost is on the Response Line and is attacking the Present. How do you know someone has smallpox? The Snake line is burned by a Fire line. How do you know the patient is going to die? The Useful God has no rescue and is in the墓 (burial). How do you know there are many dreams? The Snake line carries the Official Ghost and holds the Present. How do you know there are ghosts or spirits? The Snake and White Tiger are on the lines representing doors and gates.

何知人家人投水，玄武入水煞臨鬼。何知人家有吊頸，螣蛇木鬼世爻臨。何知人家孝服來，交重白虎臨鬼排。何知人家見失脫，玄武帶鬼應爻發。何知人家失衣裳，勾陳玄武入財鄉。何知人家損六畜，白虎帶鬼臨所屬。

How do you know that someone has drowned? The Black Tortoise is on the water line and aInauspicious Sha is on the Official Ghost. How do you know that someone has hanged himself? The螣蛇 is on a wooden Official Ghost and is on the World Line (wood represents rope, and the snake represents entanglement). How do you know there is mourning? The White Tiger is strongly activated and is on the Official Ghost. How do you know there is theft? The Black Tortoise with the Official Ghost is activated on the Response Line. How do you know there is loss of clothing? The Gou Chen and Black Tortoise are on the Wealth line. How do you know there is loss of livestock? The White Tiger with the Official Ghost is on the corresponding branch (for example, if it is on the丑 branch, it is a cow; if it is on the戌 branch, it is a dog).

何知人家失了牛，五爻丑鬼落空愁。何知人家失了雞，初爻帶鬼玄武欺。何知人家無牛豬，丑亥空亡兩位虛。何知人家無離犬，酉戌二爻空亡卷。何知人家人不來，世應俱落空亡排。何知人家宅不寧，六爻俱動亂紛紛。

How do you know the cow is lost? The fifth line has the official ghost in the earth branch Chou (which belongs to the ox) and it is empty. How do you know the chicken is lost? The first line has the official ghost and is being overcome by the Black Tortoise (which indicates chickens and geese). How do you know there are no cows and pigs in the house? Both Chou (ox) and Hai (pig) are empty. How do you know there are no chickens and dogs? Both You (chicken) and Xu (dog) are empty. How do you know people will not come? Both the world line and the response line are empty. How do you know the house is not peaceful? All six lines are chaotic and unstable.

仙人造出何知章，留與後人作飯囊。禍褔吉凶真有驗，時師句句細推詳。

This essay "He Zhi Zhang" was created by predecessors to leave behind skills for later generations to sustain their livelihoods ("fan nang" refers to the skills used for making a living). What is discussed here about misfortune, fortune, good fortune, and misfortune indeed has verified outcomes. Contemporary diviners should carefully examine each sentence. However, one must consider the overall purpose of the entire text: these quick judgments are merely shortcuts based on symbolic correspondences. To accurately make a judgment, one must still refer back to the interactions of the Five Phases and the strength or decline of the Useful God for verification.