Nüwa Smelts the Stones女媧氏煉石
Long ago a needle was lost from a boat;
today you still search for it in the sea.
Even if you find the very same needle,
it costs much effort and much worry.
English rendering: our editorial version.
A hard search with low odds. Ask whether the effort is worth it.
詩意：此卦海中尋針之象。凡事費心勞力也。
解曰：福是祿基。祿是福種。說得分明。切宜守謹。
另本 Variant：昔日行船失了針，今朝依舊海中尋，若還尋得原針在，也費工夫也費心。
Nüwa Smelts the Stones
When the sky cracked and floods and fires raged, the goddess Nüwa melted stones of five colours to patch the heavens and cut the legs of a giant turtle to prop up the four corners of the earth. Order returned only after immense labour.
Hard to communicate. Ask whether forcing it is worth the strain.
Slow progress and endless revisions. Weigh effort against return.
This lot invites care with money: small, careful business; avoid large or long bets. Treat money moves as personal judgement, not a prediction.
A slow recovery. Avoid promises of quick cures and keep up steady care. This is reflection, not a diagnosis.
Small troubles and quarrels; guard your words.
Delayed. Journeys cost more effort than they are worth.
Probably lost; avoid clinging.
Litigation may cost more than it wins. Settle. A qualified adviser beats any oracle for binding matters.