#50
Dǐng · The Cauldron
Upper ☲ 离 Fire · Lower ☴ 巽 Wind
Judgment 卦辞
元吉，亨。元吉，亨。
Ting gives the intimation of great progress and success.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
鼎，象也。以木巽火，亨饪也。圣人亨以享上帝，而大亨以养圣贤。巽而耳目聪明，柔进而上行，得中而应乎刚，是以元亨。鼎，象也。以木巽火，亨飪也。聖人亨以享上帝，而大亨以養聖賢。巽而耳目聰明，柔進而上行，得中而應乎剛，是以元亨。
Image 象曰
木上有火，鼎；君子以正位凝命。木上有火，鼎；君子以正位凝命。
上九上九
鼎玉铉，大吉，无不利。鼎玉鉉，大吉，无不利。
The sixth line, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous.
Line image 小象：玉铉在上，刚柔节也。玉鉉在上，剛柔節也。
六五六五
鼎黄耳金铉，利贞。鼎黃耳金鉉，利貞。
The fifth line, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct.
Line image 小象：鼎黄耳，中以为实也。鼎黃耳，中以為實也。
九四九四
鼎折足，覆公𫗧，其渥，凶。鼎折足，覆公餗，其渥，凶。
The fourth line, undivided, shows the caldron with its feet broken; and its contents, designed for the ruler’s use, overturned and spilt. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil.
Line image 小象：覆公𫗧，信如何也。覆公餗，信如何也。
九三九三
鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食，方雨亏悔，终吉。鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食，方雨虧悔，終吉。
The third line, undivided, shows the caldron with (the places of) its ears changed. The progress (of its subject) is (thus) stopped. The fat flesh of the pheasant (which is in the caldron) will not be eaten. But the (genial) rain will come, and the grounds for repentance will disappear. There will be good fortune in the end.
Line image 小象：鼎耳革，失其义也。鼎耳革，失其義也。
九二九二
鼎有实，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。鼎有實，我仇有疾，不我能即，吉。
The second line, undivided, shows the caldron with the things (to be cooked) in it. (If its subject can say), ‘My enemy dislikes me, but he cannot approach me,’ there will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：鼎有实，慎所之也。我仇有疾，终无尤也。鼎有實，慎所之也。我仇有疾，終无尤也。
初六初六
鼎颠趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。鼎顛趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。
The first line, divided, shows the caldron overthrown and its feet turned up. (But) there will be advantage in its getting rid of what was bad in it. (Or it shows us) the concubine (whose position is improved) by means of her son. There will be no error.
Line image 小象：鼎颠趾，未悖也。利出否，以从贵也。鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。
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