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above Chên The Arousing, Thunder





below Li The Clinging, Flame

The Judgement

Abundance has success.

The king attains abundance.

Be not sad.

Be like the sun at midday.

The Image

Both thunder and lightning come:

The image of Abundance.

Thus the superior man decides lawsuits

And carries out punishments.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

When a man meets his destined ruler,

They can be together ten days,

And it is not a mistake.

Going meets with recognition.

Six in the second place means:

The curtain is of such fullness

That the polestars can be seen at noon.

Through going one meets with mistrust and hate.

If one rouses him through truth,

Good fortune comes.

Nine in the third place means:

The underbrush is of such abundance

That the small stars can be seen at noon.

He breaks his right arm. No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:

The curtain is of such fullness

That the polestars can be seen at noon.

He meets his ruler, who is of like kind.

Good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:

Lines are coming,

Blessing and fame draw near.

Good fortune.

Six at the top means:

His house is in a state of abundance.

He screens off his family.

He peers through the gate

And no longer perceives anyone.

For three years he sees nothing.

Misfortune.

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 above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

 

 below Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

The Judgement

Keeping Still. Keeping his back still

So that he no longer feels his body.

He goes into the courtyard

And does not see his people.

No blame.

The Image

Mountains standing close together:

The image of Keeping Still.

Thus the superior man

Does not permit his thoughts

To go beyond his situation.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Keeping his toes still.

No blame.

Continued perseverance furthers.

Six in the second place means:

Keeping his calves still.

He cannot rescue him whom he follows.

His heart is not glad.

Nine in the third place means:

Keeping his hips still.

Making his sacrum stiff.

Dangerous. The heart suffocates.

Six in the fourth place means:

Keeping his trunk still.

No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Keeping his jaws still.

The words have order.

Remorse disappears.

Nine at the top means:

Noblehearted keeping still.

Good fortune.

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 above Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Shock brings success.

Shock comes–oh, oh!

Laughing words–ha, ha!

The shock terrifies for a hundred miles,

And he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.

The Image

Thunder repeated: the image of Shock.

Thus in fear and trembling

The superior man sets his life in order

And examines himself.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Shock comes–oh, oh!

Then follow laughing words–ha, ha!

Good fortune.

Six in the second place means:

Shock comes bringing danger.

A hundred thousand times

You lose your treasures

And must climb the nine hills.

Do not go in pursuit of them.

After seven days you will get them back.

Six in the third place means:

Shock comes and makes one distraught.

If shock spurs to action

One remains free of misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Shock is mired.

Six in the fifth place means:

Shock goes hither and thither.

Danger.

However, nothing at all is lost.

Yet there are things to be done.

Six at the top means:

Shock brings ruin and terrified gazing around.

Going ahead brings misfortune.

If it has not yet touched one’s own body

But has reached one’s neighbor first,

There is no blame.

One’s comrades have something to talk about.

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 above Li The Clinging, Flame

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

The Cauldron. Supreme good fortune.

Success.

The Image

Fire over wood:

The image of The Cauldron.

Thus the superior man consolidates his fate

By making his position correct.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

A ting with legs upturned.

Furthers removal of stagnating stuff.

One takes a concubine for the sake of her son.

No blame.

Nine in the second place means:

There is food in the ting.

My comrades are envious,

But they cannot harm me.

Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

The handle of the ting is altered.

One is impeded in his way of life.

The fat of the pheasant is not eaten.

Once rain falls, remorse is spent.

Good fortune comes in the end.

Nine in the fourth place means:

The legs of the ting are broken.

The prince’s meal is spilled

And his person is soiled.

Misfortune.

Six in the fifth place means:

The ting has yellow handles, golden carrying rings.

Perseverance furthers.

Nine at the top means:

The ting has rings of jade.

Great good fortune.

Nothing that would not act to further.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below Li The Clinging, Flame

 

The Judgement

Revolution. On your own day

You are believed.

Supreme success.

Furthering through perseverance.

Remorse disappears.

The Image

Fire in the lake: the image of Revolution.

Thus the superior man

Sets the calendar in order.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Wrapped in the hide of a yellow cow.

Six in the second place means:

When one’s own day comes, one may create revolution.

Starting brings good fortune. No blame.

Nine in the third place means:

Starting brings misfortune.

Perseverance brings danger.

When the talk of revolution has gone the rounds three times,

One may commit himself,

And men will believe him.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Remorse disappears. Men believe him.

Changing the form of government brings good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:

The great man changes like a tiger.

Even before he questions the oracle

He is believed.

Six at the top means:

The superior man changes like a panther.

The inferior man molts in the face.

Starting brings misfortune.

To remain persevering brings good fortune.

And makes the seasons clear.

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 above K’an The Abysmal, Water

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

The Well. The town may be changed,

But the well cannot be changed.

It neither decreases nor increases.

They come and go and draw from the well.

If one gets down almost to the water

And the rope does not go all the way,

Or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune.

The Image

Water over wood: the image of The Well.

Thus the superior man encourages the people at their work,

And exhorts them to help one another.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

One does not drink the mud of the well.

No animals come to an old well.

Nine in the second place means:

At the well hole one shoots fishes.

The jug is broken and leaks.

Nine in the third place means:

The well is cleaned, but no one drinks from it.

This is my heart’s sorrow,

For one might draw from it.

If the king were clear-minded,

Good fortune might be enjoyed in common.

Six in the fourth place means:

The well is being lined. No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:

In the well there is a clear, cold spring

From which one can drink.

Six at the top means:

One draws from the well

Without hindrance.

It is dependable.

Supreme good fortune.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below K’an The Abysmal, Water

 

The Judgement

Oppression. Success. Perseverance.

The great man brings about good fortune.

No blame.

When one has something to say,

It is not believed.

The Image

There is no water in the lake:

The image of Exhaustion.

Thus the superior man stakes his life

On following his will.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

One sits oppressed under a bare tree

And strays into a gloomy valley.

For three years one sees nothing.

Nine in the second place means:

One is oppressed while at meat and drink.

The man with the scarlet knee bands is just coming.

It furthers one to offer sacrifice.

To set forth brings misfortune.

No blame.

Six in the third place means:

A man permits himself to be oppressed by stone,

And leans on thorns and thistles.

He enters his house and does not see his wife.

Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:

He comes very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage.

Humiliation, but the end is reached.

Nine in the fifth place means:

His nose and feet are cut off.

Oppression at the hands of the man with the purple knee bands.

Joy comes softly.

It furthers one to make offerings and libations.

Six at the top means:

He is oppressed by creeping vines.

He moves uncertainly and says, “Movement brings remorse.”

If one feels remorse over this and makes a start,

Good fortune comes.

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 above K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

Pushing upward has supreme success.

One must see the great man.

Fear not.

Departure toward the south

Brings good fortune.

The Image

Within the earth, wood grows:

The image of Pushing Upward.

Thus the superior man of devoted character

Heaps up small things

In order to achieve something high and great.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Pushing upward that meets with confidence

Brings great good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:

If one is sincere,

It furthers one to bring even a small offering.

No blame.

Nine in the third place means:

One pushes upward into an empty city.

Six in the fourth place means:

The king offers him Mount Ch’i.

Good fortune. No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

One pushes upward by steps.

Six at the top means:

Pushing upward in darkness.

It furthers one

to be unremittingly persevering.