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 above Li The Clinging, Flame

 

 

 below K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

The Judgement

Progress. The powerful prince

Is honored with horses in large numbers.

In a single day he is granted audience three times.

The Image

The sun rises over the earth:

The image of Progress.

Thus the superior man himself

Brightens his bright virtue.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Progressing, but turning back.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

If one meets with no confidence, one should remain calm.

No mistake.

Six in the second place means:

Progressing, but in sorrow.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Then one obtains happiness from one’s ancestress.

Six in the third place means:

All are in accord. Remorse disappears.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Progress like a hamster.

Perseverance brings danger.

Six in the fifth place means:

Remorse disappears.

Take not gain and loss to heart.

Undertakings bring good fortune.

Everything serves to further.

Nine at the top means:

Making progress with the horns is permissible

Only for the purpose of punishing one’s own city.

To be conscious of danger brings good fortune.

No blame.

Perseverance brings humiliation.

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 above Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

 

 below Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

The Judgement

The Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers.

The Image

Thunder in heaven above:

The image of The Power of the Great.

Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths

That do not accord with established order.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Power in the toes.

Continuing brings misfortune.

This is certainly true.

Nine in the second place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

The inferior man works through power.

The superior man does not act thus.

To continue is dangerous.

A goat butts against a hedge

And gets its horns entangled.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Remorse disappears.

The hedge opens; there is no entanglement.

Power depends upon the axle of a big cart.

Six in the fifth place means:

Loses the goat with ease.

No remorse.

Six at the top means:

A goat butts against a hedge.

It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward.

Nothing serves to further.

If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.

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 above Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

 

 below Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

The Judgement

Retreat. Success.

In what is small, perseverance furthers.

The Image

Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat.

Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,

Not angrily but with reserve.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous.

One must not wish to undertake anything.

Six in the second place means:

He holds him fast with yellow oxhide.

No one can tear him loose.

Nine in the third place means:

A halted retreat

Is nerve-wracking and dangerous.

To retain people as men- and maidservants

Brings good fortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man

And downfall to the inferior man.

Nine in the fifth place means:

Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine at the top means:

Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.

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 above Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

Duration. Success. No blame.

Perseverance furthers.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

The Image

Thunder and wind: the image of Duration.

Thus the superior man stands firm

And does not change his direction.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently.

Nothing that would further.

Nine in the second place means:

Remorse disappears.

Nine in the third place means:

He who does not give duration to his character

Meets with disgrace.

Persistent humiliation.

Nine in the fourth place means:

No game in the field.

Six in the fifth place means:

Giving duration to one’s character through perseverance.

This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.

Six at the top means:

Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

The Judgement

Influence. Success.

Perseverance furthers.

To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.

The Image

A lake on the mountain:

The image of Influence.

Thus the superior man encourages people to approach him

By his readiness to receive them.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

The influence shows itself in the big toe.

Six in the second place means:

The influence shows itself in the calves of the legs.

Misfortune.

Tarrying brings good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

The influence shows itself in the thighs.

Holds to that which follows it.

To continue is humiliating.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Remorse disappears.

If a man is agitated in mind,

And his thoughts go hither and thither,

Only those friends

On whom he fixes his conscious thoughts

Will follow.

Nine in the fifth place means:

The influence shows itself in the back of the neck.

No remorse.

Six at the top means:

The influence shows itself in the jaws, cheeks and tongue.

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 above Li The Clinging, Flame

 

 

 below Li The Clinging, Flame

 

The Judgement

The Clinging. Perseverance furthers.

It brings success.

Care of the cow brings good fortune.

The Image

That which is bright rises twice:

The image of Fire.

Thus the great man, by perpetuating this brightness,

Illumines the four quarters of the world.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

The footprints run crisscross.

If one is seriously intent, no blame.

Six in the second place means:

Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.

Nine in the third place means:

In the light of the setting sun,

Men either beat the pot and sing

Or loudly bewail the approach of old age.

Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Its coming is sudden;

It flames up, dies down, is thrown away.

Six in the fifth place means:

Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting.

Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:

The king uses him to march forth and chastise.

Then it is best to kill the leaders

And take captive the followers. No blame.

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 above K’an The Abysmal, Water

 

 

 below K’an The Abysmal, Water

 

The Judgement

The Abysmal repeated.

If you are sincere, you have success in your heart,

And whatever you do succeeds.

The Image

Water flows on uninterruptedly and reaches its goal:

The image of the Abysmal repeated.

Thus the superior man walks in lasting virtue

And carries on the business of teaching.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Repetition of the Abysmal.

In the abyss one falls into a pit.

Misfortune.

Nine in the second place means:

The abyss is dangerous.

One should strive to attain small things only.

Six in the third place means:

Forward and backward, abyss on abyss.

In danger like this, pause at first and wait,

Otherwise you will fall into a pit in the abyss.

Do not act in this way.

Six in the fourth place means:

A jug of wine, a bowl of rice with it;

Earthen vessels

Simply handed in through the window.

There is certainly no blame in this.

Nine in the fifth place means:

The abyss is not filled to overflowing,

It is filled only to the rim.

No blame.

Six at the top means:

Bound with cords and ropes,

Shut in between thorn-hedged prison walls:

For three years one does not find the way.

Misfortune.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

Preponderance of the Great.

The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

Success.

The Image

The lake rises above the trees:

The image of Preponderance of the Great.

Thus the superior man, when he stands alone,

Is unconcerned,

And if he has to renounce the world,

He is undaunted.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

To spread white rushes underneath.

No blame.

Nine in the second place means:

A dry poplar sprouts at the root.

An older man takes a young wife.

Everything furthers.

Nine in the third place means:

The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.

Misfortune.

Nine in the fourth place means:

The ridgepole is braced. Good fortune.

If there are ulterior motives, it is humiliating.

Nine in the fifth place means:

A withered poplar puts forth flowers.

An older woman takes a husband.

No blame. No praise.

Six at the top means:

One must go through the water.

It goes over one’s head.

Misfortune. No blame.

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 above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

The Corners of the Mouth.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Pay heed to the providing of nourishment.

And to what a man seeks

To fill his own mouth with.

The Image

At the foot of the mountain, thunder:

The image of Providing Nourishment.

Thus the superior man is careful of his words

And temperate in eating and drinking.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

You let your magic tortoise go,

And look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping.

Misfortune.

Six in the second place means:

Turning to the summit for nourishment,

Deviating from the path

To seek nourishment from the hill.

Continuing to do this brings misfortune.

Six in the third place means:

Turning away from nourishment.

Perseverance brings misfortune.

Do not act thus for ten years.

Nothing serves to further.

Six in the fourth place means:

Turning to the summit

For provision of nourishment

Brings good fortune.

Spying about with sharp eyes

Like a tiger with insatiable craving.

No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Turning away from the path.

To remain persevering brings good fortune.

One should not cross the great water.

Nine at the top means:

The source of nourishment.

Awareness of danger brings good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

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 above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

 

 below Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

The Judgement

The Taming Power of the Great.

Perseverance furthers.

Not eating at home brings good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

The Image

Heaven within the mountain:

The image of The Taming Power of the Great.

Thus the superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity

And many deeds of the past,

In order to strengthen his character thereby.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Danger is at hand. It furthers one to desist.

Nine in the second place means:

The axletrees are taken from the wagon.

Nine in the third place means:

A good horse that follows others.

Awareness of danger,

With perseverance, furthers.

Practice chariot driving and armed defense daily.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

Six in the fourth place means:

The headboard of a young bull.

Great good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:

The tusk of a gelded boar.

Good fortune.

Nine at the top means:

One attains the way of heaven. Success.