」曰：「信。
Can this be believed?” “It can” was the reply.
」「又聞雨血三日，信乎？
“I have also heard that it rained blood for three days.
」曰：「信。
Can that be believed?” “Yes, it can.” “I have also heard of a horse giving birth to an ox and an ox giving birth to a horse.
」「又聞馬生牛，牛生馬，信乎？
Can that be believed?” “Yes, it can.” “How great is the power of evil portents!” Jianzi exclaimed.
」曰：「信。
“They can even bring about the destruction of states!” “When it rained grain for three days,” said Di Feng Tu, “it was because the grain was blown in by a swift wind.
」簡子曰：「大哉，妖亦足以亡國矣！
When it rained blood for three days, it was because birds of prey were being struck [and killed] in the sky.
」對曰：「雨穀三日，䖟 風之所飄也；雨血三日，鷙鳥擊於上也。
When horses gave birth to oxen and oxen, horses, it was because different strains were herded together.
馬生牛，牛生馬，雜牧也。
These things that occurred in Di were not evil portents.” “Then what evil portents have occurred in Di?” asked Jianzi.
此非翟之妖也。
“The state split several times; the ruler was young and weak, and his great ministers were corrupt; his court officers formed factions with a view to gaining stipends and positions; the hundred officials made judgments on their own without announcing them; his functionaries were inconsistent and often changed their practices; and his men-of-service were scheming, greedy, and rife with resentment.
」簡子曰：「然則翟之妖，奚也？
」對曰：「其國數散，其君幼弱，其諸卿貨，其大夫比黨以求祿爵，其百官肆斷而無告，其政令不竟而數化，其士巧貪而有怨：此其妖也。」
These were the only evil portents in Di.