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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

The Judgement

Gathering Together. Success.

The king approaches his temple.

It furthers one to see the great man.

This brings success. Perseverance furthers.

To bring great offerings creates good fortune.

It furthers one to undertake something.

The Image

Over the earth, the lake:

The image of Gathering Together.

Thus the superior man renews his weapons

In order to meet the unforeseen.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

If you are sincere, but not to the end,

There will sometimes be confusion, sometimes gathering together.

If you call out,

Then after one grasp of the hand you can laugh again.

Regret not. Going is without blame.

Six in the second place means:

Letting oneself be drawn

Brings good fortune and remains blameless.

If one is sincere,

It furthers one to bring even a small offering.

Six in the third place means:

Gathering together amid sighs.

Nothing that would not further.

Going is without blame.

Slight humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Great good fortune. No blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:

If in gathering together one has position,

This brings no blame.

If there are some who are not yet sincere in the work,

Sublime and enduring perseverance is needed.

Then remorse disappears.

Six at the top means:

Lamenting and sighing, floods of tears.

No blame.

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 above Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

Coming to Meet. The maiden is powerful.

One should not marry such a maiden.

The Image

Under heaven, wind:

The image of Coming to Meet.

Thus does the prince act when disseminating his commands

And proclaiming them to the four quarters of heaven.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

It must be checked with a brake of bronze.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

If one lets it take its course, one experiences misfortune.

Even a lean pig has it in him to rage around.

Nine in the second place means:

There is a fish in the tank. No blame.

Does not further guests.

Nine in the third place means:

There is no skin on his thighs,

And walking comes hard.

If one is mindful of the danger,

No great mistake is made.

Nine in the fourth place means:

No fish in the tank.

This leads to misfortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:

A melon covered with willow leaves.

Hidden lines.

Then it drops down to one from heaven.

Nine at the top means:

He comes to meet with his horns.

Humiliation. No blame.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

The Judgement

Break-through. One must resolutely make the matter known

At the court of the king.

It must be announced truthfully. Danger.

It is necessary to notify one’s own city.

It does not further to resort to arms.

It furthers one to undertake something.

The Image

The lake has risen up to heaven:

The image of Break-through.

Thus the superior man

Dispenses riches downward

And refrains from resting on his virtue.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Mighty in the forward-striding toes.

When one goes and is not equal to the task,

One makes a mistake.

Nine in the second place means:

A cry of alarm. Arms at evening and at night.

Fear nothing.

Nine in the third place means:

To be powerful in the cheekbones

Brings misfortune.

The superior man is firmly resolved.

He walks alone and is caught in the rain.

He is bespattered,

And people murmur against him.

No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:

There is no skin on his thighs,

And walking comes hard.

If a man were to let himself be led like a sheep,

Remorse would disappear.

But if these words are heard

They will not be believed.

Nine in the fifth place means:

In dealing with weeds,

Firm resolution is necessary.

Walking in the middle

Remains free of blame.

Six at the top means:

No cry.

In the end misfortune comes.

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 above Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Increase. It furthers one

To undertake something.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

The Image

Wind and thunder: the image of Increase.

Thus the superior man:

If he sees good, he imitates it;

If he has faults, he rids himself of them.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

It furthers one to accomplish great deeds.

Supreme good fortune. No blame.

Six in the second place means:

Someone does indeed increase him;

Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it.

Constant perseverance brings good fortune.

The king presents him before God.

Good fortune.

Six in the third place means:

One is enriched through unfortunate events.

No blame, if you are sincere

And walk in the middle,

And report with a seal to the prince.

Six in the fourth place means:

If you walk in the middle

And report to the prince,

He will follow.

It furthers one to be used

In the removal of the capital.

Nine in the fifth place means:

If in truth you have a kind heart, ask not.

Supreme good fortune.

Truly, kindness will be recognized as your virtue.

Nine at the top means:

He brings increase to no one.

Indeed, someone even strikes him.

He does not keep his heart constantly steady.

Misfortune.

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 above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

 

 below Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

The Judgement

Decrease combined with sincerity

Brings about supreme good fortune

Without blame.

One may be persevering in this.

It furthers one to undertake something.

How is this to be carried out?

One may use two small bowls for the sacrifice.

The Image

At the foot of the mountain, the lake:

The image of Decrease.

Thus the superior man controls his anger

And restrains his instincts.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Going quickly when one’s tasks are finished

Is without blame.

But one must reflect on how much one may decrease others.

Nine in the second place means:

Perseverance furthers.

To undertake something brings misfortune.

Without decreasing oneself,

One is able to bring increase to others.

Six in the third place means:

When three people journey together,

Their number decreases by one.

When one man journeys alone,

He finds a companion.

Six in the fourth place means:

If a man decreases his faults,

It makes the other hasten to come and rejoice.

No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Someone does indeed increase him.

Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it.

Supreme good fortune.

Nine at the top means:

If one is increased without depriving others,

there is no blame.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

It furthers one to undertake something.

One obtains servants

But no longer has a separate home.

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above Chên The Arousing, Thunder





below K’an The Abysmal, Water

The Judgement

Deliverance. The southwest furthers.

If there is no longer anything where one has to go,

Return brings good fortune.

If there is still something where one has to go,

Hastening brings good fortune.

The Image

Thunder and rain set in:

The image of Deliverance.

Thus the superior man pardons mistakes

And forgives misdeeds.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Without blame.

Nine in the second place means:

One kills three foxes in the field

And receives a yellow arrow.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:

If a man carries a burden on his back

And nonetheless rides in a carriage,

He thereby encourages robbers to draw near.

Perseverance leads to humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Deliver yourself from your great toe.

Then the companion comes,

And him you can trust.

Six in the fifth place means:

If only the superior man can deliver himself,

It brings good fortune.

Thus he proves to inferior men that he is in earnest.

Six at the top means:

The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall.

He kills it. Everything serves to further.

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 above K’an The Abysmal, Water

 

 

 below Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

The Judgement

Obstruction. The southwest furthers.

The northeast does not further.

It furthers one to see the great man.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

The Image

Water on the mountain:

The image of Obstruction.

Thus the superior man turns his attention to himself

And molds his character.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Going leads to obstructions,

Coming meets with praise.

Six in the second place means:

The king’s servant is beset by obstruction upon obstruction,

But it is not his own fault.

Nine in the third place means:

Going leads to obstructions;

Hence he comes back.

Six in the fourth place means:

Going leads to obstructions,

Coming leads to union.

Nine in the fifth place means:

In the midst of the greatest obstructions,

Friends come.

Six at the top means:

Going leads to obstructions,

Coming leads to great good fortune.

It furthers one to see the great man.

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 above Li The Clinging, Flame

 

 

 below Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

The Judgement

Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

The Image

Above fire; below, the lake:

The image of Opposition.

Thus amid all fellowship

The superior man retains his individuality.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Remorse disappears.

If you lose your horse, do not run after it;

It will come back of its own accord.

When you see evil people,

Guard yourself against mistakes.

Nine in the second place means:

One meets his lord in a narrow street.

No blame.

Six in the third place means:

One sees the wagon dragged back,

The oxen halted,

A man’s hair and nose cut off.

Not a good beginning, but a good end.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Isolated through opposition,

One meets a like-minded man

With whom one can associate in good faith.

Despite the danger, no blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Remorse disappears.

The companion bites his way through the wrappings.

If one goes to him,

How could it be a mistake?

Nine at the top means:

Isolated through opposition,

One sees one’s companion as a pig covered with dirt,

As a wagon full of devils.

First one draws a bow against him,

Then one lays the bow aside.

He is not a robber; he will woo at the right time.

As one goes, rain falls; then good fortune comes.

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 above Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

 

 below Li The Clinging, Flame

 

The Judgement

The Family. The perseverance of the woman furthers.

The Image

Wind comes forth from fire:

The image of The Family.

Thus the superior man has substance in his words

And duration in his way of life.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Firm seclusion within the family.

Remorse disappears.

Six in the second place means:

She should not follow her whims.

She must attend within to the food.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

When tempers flare up in the family,

Too great severity brings remorse.

Good fortune nonetheless.

When woman and child dally and laugh,

It leads in the end to humiliation.

Six in the fourth place means:

She is the treasure of the house.

Great good fortune.

Nine in the fifth place means:

As a king he approaches his family.

Fear not.

Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:

His work commands respect.

In the end good fortune comes.

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 above K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

 

 below Li The Clinging, Flame

 

The Judgement

Darkening of the Light. In adversity

It furthers one to be persevering.

The Image

The light has sunk into the earth:

The image of Darkening of the Light.

Thus does the superior man live with the great mass:

He veils his light, yet still shines.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Darkening of the light during flight.

He lowers his wings.

The superior man does not eat for three days

On his wanderings.

But he has somewhere to go.

The host has occasion to gossip about him.

Six in the second place means:

Darkening of the light injures him in the left thigh.

He gives aid with the strength of a horse.

Good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

Darkening of the light during the hunt in the south.

Their great leader is captured.

One must not expect perseverance too soon.

Six in the fourth place means:

He penetrates the left side of the belly.

One gets at the very heart of the darkening of the light,

And leaves gate and courtyard.

Six in the fifth place means:

Darkening of the light as with Prince Chi.

Perseverance furthers.

Six at the top means:

Not light but darkness.

First he climbed up to heaven,

Then he plunged into the depths of the earth.