Steven Karcher & Michael Servetus
The bird burns down its nest. The Sojourner first laughs, then cries out and sobs. He loses his cattle. Trap! The Way closes.
You are being careless and arrogant. Go on like this and everything you care about will vanish. Consider your attitudes very carefully. You have encountered something that can change the course of your life. If you hold onto the connection it will bring you honor and reward. If you fly away you will be cut off. You are connected with a creative force.
Book of Changes
上九, 鳥焚其巢, 旅人先笑, 後號咷, 喪牛于易, 凶.
Richard Wilhelm
The bird's nest burns up.
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The wanderer laughs at first,
Then must needs lament and weep.
Through carelessness he loses his cow.
Misfortune.
The picture of a bird whose nest burns up indicates loss of one's resting place. This misfortune may overtake the bird if it is heedless and imprudent when building its nest. It is the same with a wanderer. If he lets himself go, laughing and jesting, and forgets that he is a wanderer, he will later have cause to weep and lament. For if through carelessness a man loses his cow-i.e., his modesty and adaptability-evil will result.
