Verse I: Under the Wood Element

The dragon comes out from within:

Its body, slow but sure, emerges,

Starting from the head. . .

There's a firm confidence that its tail

Will appear before too long.

Such a good trend can be considered indeed

As "a fitness for the due usage."

Yes, the dragon comes out from within —

Along with its emergence it is good to see

How all things come into creation.

For the meanest subject of this phase,

Who resides in the house of Water, his parent,

There's no cause to do business solely

And for a long run.

He has to follow his superior's order

And submit to lot because from now on

All things are going to turn back,

Running against his course.

In a word, if he does not realize

The imminence of reversal,

He will be unapt to hold an office

And sustain well his family.