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 above Ch’ien The Creative, Heaven

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Innocence. Supreme success.

Perseverance furthers.

If someone is not as he should be,

He has misfortune,

And it does not further him

To undertake something.

The Image

Under heaven thunder rolls:

All things attain the natural state of innocence.

Thus the kings of old,

Rich in virtue, and in harmony with the time,

Fostered and nourished all beings.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Innocent behavior brings good fortune.

Six in the second place means:

If one does not count on the harvest while plowing,

Nor on the use of the ground while clearing it,

It furthers one to undertake something.

Six in the third place means:

Undeserved misfortune.

The cow that was tethered by someone

Is the wanderer’s gain, the citizen’s loss.

Nine in the fourth place means:

He who can be persevering

Remains without blame.

Nine in the fifth place means:

Use no medicine in an illness

Incurred through no fault of your own.

It will pass of itself.

Nine at the top means:

Innocent action brings misfortune.

Nothing furthers.

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 above K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Return. Success.

Going out and coming in without error.

Friends come without blame.

To and Fro goes the way.

On the seventh day comes return.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

The Image

Thunder within the earth:

The image of The Turning Point.

Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes

At the time of solstice.

Merchants and strangers did not go about,

And the ruler

Did not travel through the provinces.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Return from a short distance.

No need for remorse.

Great good fortune.

Six in the second place means:

Quiet return. Good fortune.

Six in the third place means:

Repeated return. Danger. No blame.

Six in the fourth place means:

Walking in the midst of others,

One returns alone.

Six in the fifth place means:

Noblehearted return.

No remorse.

Six at the top means:

Missing the return. Misfortune.

Misfortune from within and without.

If armies are set marching in this way,

One will in the end suffer a great defeat,

Disastrous for the ruler of the country.

For ten years

It will not be possible to attack again.

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 above Li The Clinging, Flame

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Biting Through has success.

It is favorable to let justice be administered.

The Image

Thunder and lightning:

The image of Biting Through.

Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws

Through clearly defined penalties.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

His feet are fastened in the stocks,

So that his toes disappear.

No blame.

Six in the second place means:

Bites through tender meat,

So that his nose disappears.

No blame.

Six in the third place means:

Bites on old dried meat

And strikes on something poisonous.

Slight humiliation. No blame.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Bites on dried gristly meat.

Receives metal arrows.

It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties

And to be persevering.

Good fortune.

Six in the fifth place means:

Bites on dried lean meat.

Receives yellow gold.

Perseveringly aware of danger.

No blame.

Nine at the top means:

His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue,

So that his ears disappear.

Misfortune.

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 above Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

 

 below K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

The Judgement

Contemplation. The ablution has been made,

But not yet the offering.

Full of trust they look up to him.

The Image

The wind blows over the earth:

The image of Contemplation.

Thus the kings of old visited the regions of the world,

Contemplated the people,

And gave them instruction.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Boylike contemplation.

For an inferior man, no blame.

For a superior man, humiliation.

Six in the second place means:

Contemplation through the crack of the door.

Furthering for the perseverance of a woman.

Six in the third place means:

Contemplation of my life

Decides the choice

Between advance and retreat.

Six in the fourth place means:

Contemplation of the light of the kingdom.

It furthers one to exert influence as the guest of a king.

Nine in the fifth place means:

Contemplation of my life.

The superior man is without blame.

Nine at the top means:

Contemplation of his life.

The superior man is without blame.

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 above K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

 

 below Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

The Judgement

Approach has supreme success.

Perseverance furthers.

When the eighth month comes,

There will be misfortune.

The Image

The earth above the lake:

The image of Approach.

Thus the superior man is inexhaustible

In his will to teach,

And without limits

In his tolerance and protection of the people.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

Joint approach.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:

Joint approach.

Good fortune.

Everything furthers.

Six in the third place means:

Comfortable approach.

Nothing that would not further.

If one is induced to grieve over it,

One becomes free of blame.

Six in the fourth place means:

Complete approach.

No blame.

Six in the fifth place means:

Wise approach.

This is right for a great prince.

Good fortune.

Six at the top means:

Greathearted approach.

Good fortune. No blame.

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 above Kên Keeping Still, Mountain

 

 

 below Sun The Gentle, Wind

 

The Judgement

Work on What Has Been Spoiled

Has supreme success.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

Before the starting point, three days.

After the starting point, three days.

The Image

The wind blows low on the mountain:

The image of Decay.

Thus the superior man stirs up the people

And strengthens their spirit.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.

If there is a son,

No blame rests upon the departed father.

Danger. In the end good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the mother.

One must not be too persevering.

Nine in the third place means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.

There will be little remorse. No great blame.

Six in the fourth place means:

Tolerating what has been spoiled by the father.

In continuing one sees humiliation.

Six in the fifth place means:

Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.

One meets with praise.

Nine at the top means:

He does not serve kings and princes,

Sets himself higher goals.

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 above Tui The Joyous, Lake

 

 

 below Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

The Judgement

Following has supreme success.

Perseverance furthers. No blame.

The Image

Thunder in the middle of the lake:

The image of Following.

Thus the superior man at nightfall

Goes indoors for rest and recuperation.

The Lines

Nine at the beginning means:

The standard is changing.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

To go out of the door in company

Produces deeds.

Six in the second place means:

If one clings to the little boy,

One loses the strong man.

Six in the third place means:

If one clings to the strong man,

One loses the little boy.

Through following one finds what one seeks.

It furthers one to remain persevering.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Following creates success.

Perseverance brings misfortune.

To go one’s own way with sincerity brings clarity.

How could there be blame in this?

Nine in the fifth place means:

Sincere in the good. Good fortune.

Six at the top means:

He meets with firm allegiance

And is still further bound.

The king introduces him

To the Western Mountain.

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 above Chên The Arousing, Thunder

 

 

 below K’un The Receptive, Earth

 

The Judgement

Enthusiasm. It furthers one to install helpers

And to set armies marching.

The Image

Thunder comes resounding out of the earth:

The image of Enthusiasm.

Thus the ancient kings made music

In order to honor merit,

And offered it with splendor

To the Supreme Deity,

Inviting their ancestors to be present.

The Lines

Six at the beginning means:

Enthusiasm that expresses itself

Brings misfortune.

Six in the second place means:

Firm as a rock. Not a whole day.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Six in the third place means:

Enthusiasm that looks upward creates remorse.

Hesitation brings remorse.

Nine in the fourth place means:

The source of enthusiasm.

He achieves great things.

Doubt not.

You gather friends around you

As a hair clasp gathers the hair.

Six in the fifth place means:

Persistently ill, and still does not die.

Six at the top means:

Deluded enthusiasm.

But if after completion one changes,

There is no blame.