Stick #57: Crisis All Around (Slightly Unfavorable)
四面风声鹤唳时，危机暗伏在未知。谨言慎行少出门，静候风波过去之。
Plain reading
When wind and rumor stir on every side, hidden crisis waits in the unknown. Speak carefully, go out less, and wait until the storm passes.
Interpretation
This is a slightly unfavorable lot titled "Crisis All Around." Wind and alarm on every quarter — danger hides where you cannot see. The verse counsels careful speech, fewer outings, and waiting for the storm to pass: lie low and hold still; motion easily triggers snares.
Advice
Cut unnecessary social exposure; think thrice before important words. Rest at home several days until outside noise settles, then act.
From the Book of Jin: before the Battle of Fei River, Fu Jian heard wind and crane cries and took them all for Jin soldiers — a sign that in fear and suspicion, stillness beats rash movement.