If a woman gives birth, and the right ear is deformed, a weakling will be born in the man’s house.
If a woman gives birth, and the left ear is deformed, a strong one will be born in the man’s house[110].
If a woman gives birth, and the right ear of the child lies at the lower jaw[111], the son of the man will destroy the man’s house.
If a woman gives birth, and the left ear lies at the lower jaw, the son of the man will encircle the man’s house[112].
If a woman gives birth, and there are two ears on the right side and the left ear is missing, the angry gods will return to the land and the land will have peace.
If a woman gives birth, and there are two ears on the left side and the right ear is missing, the counsel of the land will be disturbed.
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If a woman gives birth, and both ears are flattened,—revolt.
The principle consistently applied throughout these omens is that a defect or deformity on the right side is an unfavorable sign, and that the same phenomenon on the left side is unfavorable to the enemy, or favorable to you. A large ear—suggesting that of a lion—points by association to enlargement and increased strength.
The text then passes on to other peculiarities.