Sanming Tonghui · A Comprehensive Account of the Three Destinies

Good and Ill When the Twelve Monthly Branches Meet the Day Stem

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Zi Month Jia and Yi days obtaining Zi month have Seal and Ribbon. They favor Office appearing and Seal emerging, and avoid being seated on Heavenly Wealth and injury to Seal. Annual and major fortunes have the same preferences and avoidances. For Bing and Ding days it is Office, giving nobility through yin and yang harmonizing. Favor emerging Wealth and Office, three harmonies, six combinations, and Office–Seal combination; the monthly command's central energy must be examined. Strong Body favors Wealth and Office; weak Body favors flourishing Seal. Avoid Seven Killings, Hurting Office, and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. Ding obtaining it has Indirect Office: two yin energies attack one another. Favor strong Body with combination and restraint; avoid weak Body without combination, Direct Office emerging, and many occurrences in the four pillars without restraint. Fortune favors Body flourishing and combining Indirect Office, and avoids weak Body. For Wu and Ji days it is Wealth. Favor emerging Wealth and strong Body; avoid sitting on Blade and Equal emerging. Without birth on Hai or Zi days, Wealth fortune is difficult to establish. Strong Body favors Wealth, weak Body favors strengthening; avoid Robbing. For Geng and Xin days it is Wealth at Long Life. Favor being seated on and revealing Wealth, with strong Body; avoid absent Wealth and weak Body. If no Wealth Star exists anywhere in the four pillars, this is not Wealth at Long Life but only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. This monthly command requires Indirect Office in the hour: Bing or Si hour for a Geng day, Ding or Wu hour for a Xin day, gives restraint and is auspicious. Next best is day and hour carrying the various forms of what is not visible, giving nobility. If year, day, and hour, called three Offices here, encounter none of these, the fate can be known. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Equal and Robbing are generally avoided. For Ren and Gui days, Ren is Flourishing and Gui has Established Emolument: there is only strong Body, while reputation and profit are both entirely melted away by the monthly command. Indirect Office in the hour is particularly appropriate for nobility: Wu or Si hour for a Ren day, Si or Wu hour for a Gui day. Next best is day and hour carrying the various forms of what is not visible, giving nobility. If year, month, and hour, the three palaces, encounter none of these, the fate can be known. Fortune favors Indirect Office and avoids Direct Office. Translator's note: Heavenly Wealth, the label “three Offices” in the Geng/Xin discussion, and the differing year/day/hour and year/month/hour lists follow the supplied text. Hour stems and branches are left as listed, including Si in the Ren/Gui examples, without rebuilding the rules. “Forms of what is not visible” denotes the source's implied or unexpressed configurations; none are invented here. Chou Month Jia and Yi days obtaining Chou month have Mixed-Qi Office, giving nobility. Favor Office Star emerging in a stem. Without emergence a clash is needed; once it emerges, a clash is feared. Fortune favors Wealth. Avoid Office hidden without a clash, mixed Office and Killing, and Hurting Office. Office likes many combinations. Strong Body favors Wealth and Office fortunes; weak Body favors flourishing ground. Avoid Killing and Hurting; annual fortune is the same. For Bing and Ding days it is Mixed-Qi Wealth. Favor Wealth emerging in a stem; avoid Sheep Blade and Equal. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth, while weak Body favors strengthening generally. Avoid Robbing and Wealth, as listed. Without birth on Shen, You, or Chou days, it is difficult to establish Wealth. For Wu and Ji days it is Residual-Qi Wealth. Birth in the first seven and a half days after Slight Cold at the month's beginning has Gui Water's residual energy. Without Equal defeating Wealth, even Sheep Blade can develop Wealth and nobility. Birth after that period finds neither benefit nor harm within Chou and is ordinary. If day and hour palaces carry noble configurations, advancement is still possible. Those noble through Residual-Qi Wealth favor emerging Wealth and strong Body, and avoid declining Wealth and weak Body. Fortune has the same preferences and avoidances. For Geng and Xin days it is the month of their own Storehouse: only strong Body, little illness, much peace, and long life are obtained, with nothing else to select within the monthly command. Indirect Office in the hour is particularly appropriate for nobility; day and hour carrying various forms of what is not visible still bring blessing. The source then has a damaged “hour-poor-Office” phrase, followed by Bing or Si hour for a Geng day and Ding or Wu hour for a Xin day. Fortune favors combining Indirect Office and avoids Direct Office. For Ren and Gui days it is called Mixed-Qi Wealth, giving nobility. Favor emerging Seal, encountering Office, and punishment or clash; avoid hidden Seal. Fortune should proceed through Office and Seal ground; avoid Wealth injuring Seal. The rest follows the previous discussion. Translator's note: The Ren/Gui heading says Wealth, while its conditions concern Seal; both are retained. The “avoid Robbing and Wealth” wording and damaged hour-poor-Office phrase are not silently regularized. The seven-and-a-half-day limit and all five stem-pair discussions are preserved. Yin Month A Jia day obtaining Yin has Established Emolument; an Yi day is Flourishing and vigorous. There is no configuration to select within the monthly command, only the benefit of strong Body and long life. Indirect Office in the hour and the day/hour forms of what is not visible are particularly appropriate for nobility. The hour Indirect Office examples are a Jia day with Geng or Shen hour, then the printed Yi followed by Xin or You hour. If year, day, and hour, the three palaces, offer no configuration, the entire life can be known. Those with Indirect Office favor fortunes combining it and avoid Direct Office. For Bing and Ding days it is Seal, giving nobility. Favor being seated on Office, Office emerging, and Seal Star emerging as well. Avoid emerging Wealth. Office and Seal fortunes are appropriate; avoid Wealth and injury to Seal. For a Wu day it is Indirect Office, giving nobility. Two yang energies attack one another, so favor strong Body and avoid weak Body. If Indirect Office combines, do not restrain it; without combination it needs restraint. Fortune favors strong Body with combination and restraint, and avoids weak Body, Direct Office, and returning to Killing's territory. For a Ji day it is Direct Office, giving nobility through yin and yang harmonizing. Favor seated and emerging Wealth, Office Star emerging again, three harmonies, six combinations, and strong Body. Avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. Office likes open combination. Strong Body favors Wealth and Office fortunes; weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Seven Killings and Indirect Office. For Geng and Xin days it is Wealth. Favor much emerging Wealth and strong Body; avoid sitting on Blade and Equal emerging. Weak Body without birth on Yin or Mao days makes Wealth fortune difficult. The following shortened fortune clause favors Wealth; weak Body favors strengthening, and Robbing is likewise avoided. For Ren and Gui days it is Wealth at Long Life. Favor Wealth emerging in a stem and avoid its concealment. If no Wealth emerges in the pillars, this is not Wealth at Long Life but only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. The monthly command particularly favors hour Indirect Office: Wu or Si hour for Ren, Si or Wu hour for Gui, together with year, day, and hour forms of what is not visible, giving nobility. If all three palaces lack a configuration, it is difficult to call this a good fate. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid weak Body and Direct Office. Translator's note: Yi is printed where the hour example appears to need a day label; the abbreviated fortune wording in the Geng/Xin discussion is also retained without adding a missing condition. Si remains the supplied graph in the Ren/Gui hour lists. The source's distinction between combining and restraining Indirect Office is translated explicitly. Mao Month A Jia day obtaining Mao is Flourishing and vigorous; an Yi day obtaining Mao has Established Emolument. Jia and Yi born in Mao month have no configuration to select, only the benefit of strong Body and long life. Indirect Office in the hour and the various forms of what is not visible are particularly appropriate for nobility. Indirect Office means a Jia day with Geng or Shen hour, an Yi day with Xin or You hour. If year, day, and hour, the three palaces, lack these, the fate is ordinary. With Indirect Office originally present, combination is favored and Direct Office fortune avoided. For Bing and Ding days it is Seal. Favor Office and Seal stars emerging; avoid Heavenly Wealth. Fortune is the same. For a Wu day it is Direct Office. Favor seated Wealth, emerging Office, three harmonies, six combinations, and strong Body. Avoid Killing and Hurting. Office likes many combinations. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. For a Ji day it is Indirect Office. Favor strong Body with combination; without combination restraint is needed. Avoid weak Body without combination and Direct Office emerging. Fortune has the same preferences and avoidances. For Geng and Xin days it is Wealth. Favor emergence and one's own flourishing. Without being seated on Yin or Mao days, Wealth is difficult to establish. Avoid sitting on Robbing and Equal emerging. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth, weak Body favors strengthening; Robbing and Equal are likewise avoided. For Ren and Gui days it is Wealth at Long Life. Favor seated and emerging Wealth. If there is no Wealth in the pillars, this is not Wealth at Long Life but only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. The monthly command particularly favors hour Indirect Office, such as Wu or Si hour for a Ren day, Si or Wu hour for a Gui day, and must carry the various forms of what is not visible for nobility. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Those carrying Indirect Office favor combining it. Avoid Robbing Wealth and Direct Office. Translator's note: Heavenly Wealth and the supplied Si hour examples remain as printed. All five stem-pair discussions and the distinctions between month-derived strength, usable Wealth, and hour-based nobility are retained rather than replaced by one seasonal rule. Chen Month Jia and Yi days born in Chen month have Mixed-Qi Seal. Favor Office Star and emerging Seal. Without emergence a clash is needed; once it emerges, a clash is feared. Avoid much Wealth injuring Seal. Fortune has the same preferences and avoidances. For Bing and Ding days it is Mixed-Qi Office. Favor emerging Office; without emergence a clash is needed. Encountering Wealth with strong Body brings blessing. Avoid hidden Office without a clash, Killing, and Hurting. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening; Killing and Hurting are likewise avoided. For Wu and Ji days it is Mixed-Qi Wealth. Favor emerging, flourishing Wealth; without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Wealth without a clash, sitting on Blade, and Equal. Without being seated on Hai, Zi, or Chen days, Wealth is difficult to establish. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth, weak Body favors strengthening; Robbing is likewise avoided. For Geng and Xin days it is Residual-Qi Wealth, giving nobility. The seven and a half days after Clear Brightness contain Yi Wood's residual energy; only then can advancement occur. Birth at the month's beginning without Equal or Blade seizing Wealth can bring advancement. After this period, Chen contains neither benefit nor harm and the fate is ordinary. If day and hour carry noble configurations, advancement still occurs. In fortune, those with Residual-Qi Wealth and strong Body favor Wealth ground; avoid weak Body, Robbing ground, and declining Wealth. For Ren and Gui days it is their own Storehouse: only strong Body and little illness, with no nobility to select from the monthly command. Hour Indirect Office and day/hour forms of what is not visible are particularly appropriate for nobility and still bring blessing. Do not be confined by the monthly command. In fortune, those with hour Indirect Office favor combination and restraint, and avoid Direct Office and Hurting Office. Translator's note: The seven-and-a-half-day residual-energy window, the need for a clash before emergence versus fear of one after emergence, and the alternative day/hour configurations are retained exactly as conditions, not generalized into unconditional predictions. Si Month Jia and Yi days obtaining Si month have Wealth, giving nobility. Without birth on Si or Wu days, Wealth is difficult to establish. It is also called Wealth at Long Life, giving nobility. Wu Earth emerging makes Wealth Star shine more brightly; Bing Fire emerging makes the Hurting spirit stronger. Favor strong Body and emerging Wealth; avoid sitting on Chou and Equal emerging. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. A Bing day has Established Emolument, while Ding is Flourishing and vigorous. The source then specifically says Bingzi born in Si month offers nothing to select for blessing, only strong Body and long life. Hour Indirect Office and noble day/hour configurations are particularly appropriate. Bing and Ding in Si month also have Wealth at Long Life, giving nobility, but Wealth must emerge. Without emergence there is only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. The monthly command being Wealth at Long Life favors Wealth fortune. With Indirect Office, favor combining fortune; avoid disturbing Wealth and Direct Office. Wu and Ji days are called the printed Mao here, and also Established Emolument. How are they distinguished? Bing Fire emerging in year, month, or hour is Seal. Without Bing emerging, but with Ren and Gui present, it is only Established Emolument. Seal and Ribbon give nobility, favor Office Star emerging and Office and Seal ground, and avoid injury to Office and Seal. If it is Established Emolument, the hour should carry Indirect Office. Favor one's own strong and flourishing Body; fortune should combine Indirect Office and avoid Direct Office. For a Geng day it is Indirect Office, giving nobility. The source says Seal is with the same Office; favor strong Body with combination and restraint, and do not restrain when combination exists. Avoid weak Body without combination; Direct Office fortune is judged likewise. Further appearances of Indirect Office are avoided; complete lack of restraint often indicates early death. Gengshen day alone differs. Why? Si contains Earth able to generate Metal. Metal is at Long Life and seated on its own Emolument: how could early death follow? Further inspect how the mechanism works when Ren emerges without Bing, Gui emerges without Ding, Jia emerges and Wu declines, or Yi emerges and the printed Si is Ill. For a Xin day it is Direct Office, and Xin is Heavenly Virtue. Favor Office emerging again and Wealth emerging. Office likes many combinations and ground of three harmonies or six combinations. Avoid sitting on Seven Killings and Hurting Office. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. For a Ren day it is Indirect Office. Favor strong Body; if Indirect Office combines, do not restrain it. Avoid weak Body and emerging Office. Fortune favors strong Body combining Indirect Office; weak Body, flourishing Office, and total lack of restraint are avoided, often indicating early death. For a Gui day it is Direct Office. Favor emerging Wealth and Office, three harmonies, six combinations, and strong Body; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. Office likes many combinations. Fortune favors strong Body and Office and Seal ground; weakness favors Seal, and Killing is avoided. Translator's note: Bingzi, Mao in the Wu/Ji label, the awkward Seal-with-same-Office clause, and Si in the final stem comparison follow this supplied version. No missing stem or damaged rule is reconstructed. The exception for Gengshen and every separate Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui condition remain in full. Wu Month Jia and Yi days obtaining Wu month have Wealth, giving nobility. It is also Wealth at Long Life. Ji Earth emerging makes Wealth more evident; Ding Fire emerging makes Hurting stronger. Favor strong Body and avoid Blade and Equal. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening; avoid Equal and Robbing. The source labels Bing's month Flourishing and vigorous, and a Ding day Established Emolument. Bing and Ding people born in the fifth month have nothing to select for blessing, only strong Body and long life. Hour Indirect Office and day/hour forms of what is not visible are particularly appropriate for nobility. Bing and Ding born in Wu month also have Wealth at Long Life, giving nobility; Wealth must emerge. Without emergence there is only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. A monthly command carrying Indirect Office favors combining and restraining fortunes; the source has a stray color word in this clause. Those with Wealth at Long Life favor Wealth fortune. For Wu and Ji days it is Seal, and also Established Emolument. How are they distinguished? Ding emerging in the year, month, or hour stem is Seal. Favor Office and Seal emerging; avoid Wealth. Without Seal, judge it as Established Emolument. For a Geng day it is Direct Office Star. Weak Body favors strengthening; avoid Seven Killings, Hurting Office, and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. For a Xin day it is Indirect Office. Favor strong Body with combination and restraint; where combination exists, do not restrain. Earth emerging while Fire is concealed is also beneficial. Avoid weak Body without combination and Direct Office. Fortune favors strong Body combining Indirect Office; avoid Direct Office and further appearances of Indirect Office. For a Ren day it is Direct Office and Direct Wealth. Favor strong Body, three harmonies, and six combinations; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. Office likes many combinations. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Seven Killings, Hurting Office, and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. For a Gui day it is Indirect Office. Favor strong Body; where Indirect Office combines, do not restrain. Avoid weak Body without combination and Direct Office. Fortune has the same preferences and avoidances. Translator's note: The printed “Bing month” label and stray color word are identified rather than silently corrected. Wu as this chapter's month is a branch, distinct from the Wu Earth stem within its day-stem rules. All repeated Wealth-at-Long-Life qualifications and separate day-stem judgments are retained. Wei Month Jia and Yi days meeting Wei have their own Storehouse month, indicating strong Body and little illness, but nothing to use for blessing. Hour Indirect Office and noble configurations in day and hour are particularly appropriate; one need not be confined by the monthly command. Fortune favors combining Indirect Office, and avoids Direct Office and further Indirect Office. For Bing and Ding days it is Mixed-Qi Seal. Favor Office and Seal emerging; without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Seal without a clash and Wealth fortune. Favor Office and Seal; avoid Hurting Office and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. For Wu and Ji days it is Mixed-Qi Office, giving nobility. Favor strong Body, Wealth, and Office emerging; without emergence a clash is needed. Office likes many combinations. Avoid hidden Office without a clash, Killing mixed in, and Hurting Office. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Seven Killings, Hurting Office, and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. For Geng and Xin days it is Mixed-Qi Wealth. Favor strong Body and emerging, flourishing Wealth; without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Wealth without a clash, Sheep Blade, and Equal. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Equal, Robbing, and annual or major fortunes injuring the ground that gives blessing. For Ren and Gui days it is Residual-Qi Wealth. A damaged clause with a stray “blood” word says that birth seven days after Slight Heat is not Mixed Qi but nobility through Wealth at Long Life. Birth in the seven-and-a-half-day period at Slight Heat has Ding's residual energy and is called Emolument and Horse in the Same Homeland. Without Hurting Office or seizure of Wealth, blessing can readily develop. Birth after the period leaves nothing to select within Wei and indicates an ordinary fate. Favor emerging Office and Wealth with strong Body; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening. Seven Killings and Hurting Office are likewise avoided. Translator's note: Both the damaged seven-day clause and the subsequent seven-and-a-half-day residual-energy statement are retained, without reconciling them or inventing a missing timing rule. The source's separate Storehouse, Mixed-Qi Seal, Mixed-Qi Office, Mixed-Qi Wealth, and Residual-Qi Wealth discussions remain. Shen Month A Jia day in Shen month has Indirect Office. Favor strong Body with combination and restraint; avoid weak Body and Direct Office. Fortune is the same, with further Seven Killings especially avoided. An Yi day in Shen month has Direct Office. Favor strong Body, emerging Office and Wealth, three harmonies, and six combinations; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. Office likes many combinations. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weakness favors strengthening. Avoid Robbing and Wealth, as listed. For Bing and Ding days it is Wealth and Office. Bing meeting Ren has Seven Killings; Ding meeting Ren has Direct Office. Favor strong Body and emerging Wealth and Office; avoid Hurting and Seven Killings. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weakness favors strengthening. Avoid Robbing and Wealth, as listed. For Wu and Ji days it is Wealth at Long Life. Favor emerging Wealth. If there is no Wealth in the pillars, it is not this but only Hurting Office. This monthly command should have hour Indirect Office and noble configurations. Although the monthly command contains Water at Long Life as Wealth, it also contains Wu Earth, which is harmful. Fortune proceeding through Wealth at Long Life is excellent. Strong Body favors Wealth; weakness favors strengthening. Hour Indirect Office favors combination and restraint; fortune avoids Direct Office and weak Body. A Geng day has Established Emolument; Xin is Flourishing and vigorous. The monthly command contains nothing else to select for blessing, only strong Body and long life. Hour Indirect Office is particularly appropriate. Where combination exists, do not restrain; where restraint exists, do not combine. Fortune avoids Direct Office. For Ren and Gui days it is Seal. Favor emerging Office and Seal, and avoid Wealth. Fortune is the same. Translator's note: The two “avoid Robbing and Wealth” lists and the instruction not to combine an already restrained Indirect Office are retained as supplied. Water at Long Life does not automatically count as usable Wealth here: the source's requirement of an actual Wealth presence and its Wu Earth qualification remain. You Month A Jia day in You month has Direct Office. Favor strong Body, emerging Office, encountering Wealth, three harmonies, and six combinations. Avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. Office likes many combinations. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weakness favors strengthening; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. An Yi day obtaining You month has Indirect Office. Favor strong Body. Where combination exists, do not restrain; where restraint exists, do not combine. Avoid weak Body and Direct Office; fortune is the same. Further avoid fortunes meeting Seven Killings. For Bing and Ding days it is Wealth. Favor strong Body, emerging Wealth and Office, three harmonies, and six combinations. Avoid punishment, clash, disruption, harm, Equal, and Robbing Wealth. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid robbing and seizure. For Wu and Ji days it is Wealth at Long Life. If the pillars do not carry emerging Wealth, it is not this but only Hurting Office. The monthly command particularly favors hour Indirect Office and noble configurations. The Indirect Office configuration favors combination and restraint. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. Avoid Robbing and Wealth, as listed. A Geng day is Flourishing and vigorous; a Xin day has Established Emolument. The month contains nothing to select, only strong Body and long life. Hour Indirect Office and noble day/hour configurations are particularly appropriate. If Indirect Office exists, combination or restraint is favored and Direct Office avoided. Fortune is the same. For Ren and Gui days it is Seal. Favor emerging Office and Seal, and avoid Wealth. Fortune is the same. Translator's note: The source's distinct directions for combination and restraint, and its “avoid Robbing and Wealth” wording, are preserved. No unexpressed Wealth is supplied to make a Wealth-at-Long-Life configuration. Xu Month Jia and Yi days in Xu month have Mixed-Qi Wealth. Favor generation, flourishing, and Wealth emerging; without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Wealth without a clash, Equal, and Sheep Blade. Fortune is the same. For Bing and Ding days it is their own Storehouse month, likewise indicating strong Body and long life. Xu contains nothing to select for blessing; only noble configurations in the hour are excellent. Fortune is the same. The next day-stem pair is printed Xu and Ji; it has Mixed-Qi Seal. Favor Direct Office and Seal emerging; without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Seal without a clash and Wealth injuring Seal. Fortune avoids Hurting Office and injury to Seal. For Geng and Xin days it is Mixed-Qi Office, giving nobility, requiring strong Body and complete Seal. If Office emerges, a clash leads to using Office for nobility; if Seal emerges, a clash leads to using Seal for nobility. Without emergence a clash is needed. Avoid hidden Office without a clash. Office likes many combinations. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and Office, weak Body favors strengthening; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office. For Ren and Gui days it is Mixed-Qi Wealth. Strong Body with Wealth and Office both complete gives nobility. If Wealth emerges, a clash leads to using Wealth; if Office emerges, a clash leads to using Office. Without emergence a clash is needed; avoid hidden Wealth without a clash. In fortune, strong Body favors Wealth and weak Body favors strengthening. The final damaged expression says to avoid Robbing, followed by an unclear appended word. Translator's note: Xu rather than Wu in the third pair and the damaged final Robbing expression are identified without replacing them. The source's clash-after-emergence instructions here are retained even though other monthly passages caution against clashes after emergence; these are not silently harmonized. Hai Month Jia and Yi days obtaining Hai month have Seal. Favor emerging Office and Seal for blessing, and avoid Wealth. Fortune is the same. For a Bing day it is Indirect Office. Where combination exists, do not restrain; where restraint exists, do not combine. Favor strong Body; avoid weak Body and Direct Office. Annual and major fortunes are the same. For a Ding day it is Direct Office. Favor emerging Wealth and Office and strong Body; avoid Seven Killings and Hurting Office, and favor many combinations. Fortune is the same. For Geng and Xin days it is Wealth at Long Life. If no Wealth emerges anywhere in the pillars, there is only Hurting Office Turning Away from Emolument. The monthly command particularly favors hour Indirect Office and noble day/hour configurations. Favor emerging Wealth and one's own flourishing; avoid absent Wealth and weak Body. Fortune is the same. For Ren and Gui days, Ren has Established Emolument and Gui is Flourishing and vigorous. There is nothing to select for blessing, only strong Body and long life. Hour Indirect Office and noble day/hour configurations are particularly appropriate. If hour Indirect Office is obtained, fortune favors combining it and avoids Direct Office. Translator's note: The supplied Hai-month passage has no separate Wu/Ji discussion. None is added from another month or reconstructed. All its present day-stem groups and the qualifications for Wealth at Long Life and hour Indirect Office are translated.

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