#4
Méng · Youthful Folly
Upper ☶ 艮 Mountain · Lower ☵ 坎 Water
Judgment 卦辞
亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三渎，渎则不告。利贞。亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三瀆，瀆則不告。利貞。
Măng (indicates that in the case which it presupposes) there will be progress and success. I do not (go and) seek the youthful and inexperienced, but he comes and seeks me. When he shows (the sincerity that marks) the first recourse to divination, I instruct him. If he apply a second and third time, that is troublesome; and I do not instruct the troublesome. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
蒙，山下有险，险而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行，时中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志应也。初筮告，以刚中也。再三渎，渎则不告，渎蒙也。蒙以养正，圣功也。蒙，山下有險，險而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行，時中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志應也。初筮告，以剛中也。再三瀆，瀆則不告，瀆蒙也。蒙以養正，聖功也。
Image 象曰
山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德。山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德。
上九上九
击蒙，不利为寇，利御寇。擊蒙，不利為寇，利禦寇。
In the topmost line, undivided, we see one smiting the ignorant (youth). But no advantage will come from doing him an injury. Advantage would come from warding off injury from him.
Line image 小象：利御寇，上下顺也。利禦寇，上下順也。
六五六五
童蒙，吉。童蒙，吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject as a simple lad without experience. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：童蒙之吉，顺以巽也。童蒙之吉，順以巽也。
六四六四
困蒙，吝。困蒙，吝。
The fourth line, divided, (shows its subject as if) bound in chains of ignorance. There will be occasion for regret.
Line image 小象：困蒙之吝，独远实也。困蒙之吝，獨遠實也。
六三六三
勿用女，见金夫，不有躬，无攸利。勿用女，見金夫，不有躬，无攸利。
The third line, divided, (seems to say) that one should not marry a woman whose emblem it might be, for that, when she sees a man of wealth, she will not keep her person from him, and in no wise will advantage come from her.
Line image 小象：勿用取女，行不顺也。勿用取女，行不順也。
九二九二
包蒙吉，纳妇吉，子克家。包蒙吉，納婦吉，子克家。
The second line, undivided, (shows its subject) exercising forbearance with the ignorant, in which there will be good fortune; and admitting (even the goodness of women, which will also be fortunate. (He may be described also as) a son able to (sustain the burden of) his family.
Line image 小象：子克家，刚柔接也。子克家，剛柔接也。
初六初六
发蒙，利用刑人，用说桎梏，以往吝。發蒙，利用刑人，用說桎梏，以往吝。
The first line, divided, (has respect to) the dispelling of ignorance. It will be advantageous to use punishment (for that purpose), and to remove the shackles (from the mind). But going on in that way (of punishment) will give occasion for regret.
Line image 小象：利用刑人，以正法也。利用刑人，以正法也。
Legge's translation of this commentary isn't included yet. The original Chinese is shown.