#54
Guī Mèi · The Marrying Maiden
Upper ☳ 震 Thunder · Lower ☱ 兑 Lake
Judgment 卦辞
征凶，无攸利。征凶，无攸利。
Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
归妹，天地之大义也。天地不交，而万物不兴，归妹人之终始也。说以动，所归妹也。征凶，位不当也。无攸利，柔乘刚也。歸妹，天地之大義也。天地不交，而萬物不興，歸妹人之終始也。說以動，所歸妹也。征凶，位不當也。无攸利，柔乘剛也。
Image 象曰
泽上有雷，归妹；君子以永终知敝。澤上有雷，歸妹；君子以永終知敝。
上六上六
女承筐无实，士刲羊无血，无攸利。女承筐无實，士刲羊无血，无攸利。
The sixth line, divided, shows the young lady bearing the basket, but without anything in it, and the gentleman slaughtering the sheep, but without blood flowing from it. There will be no advantage in any way.
Line image 小象：上六无实，承虚筐也。上六无實，承虛筐也。
六五六五
帝乙归妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良，月几望，吉。帝乙歸妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良，月幾望，吉。
The fifth line, divided, reminds us of the marrying of the younger sister of (king) Ti-yi, when the sleeves of her the princess were not equal to those of the (still) younger sister who accompanied her in an inferior capacity. (The case suggests the thought of) the moon almost full. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：帝乙归妹，不如其娣之袂良也。其位在中，以贵行也。帝乙歸妹，不如其娣之袂良也。其位在中，以貴行也。
九四九四
归妹愆期，迟归有时。歸妹愆期，遲歸有時。
The fourth line, undivided, shows the younger sister who is to be married off protracting the time. She may be late in being married, but the time will come.
Line image 小象：愆期之志，有待而行也。愆期之志，有待而行也。
六三六三
归妹以须，反归以娣。歸妹以須，反歸以娣。
The third line, divided, shows the younger sister who was to be married off in a mean position. She returns and accepts an ancillary position.
Line image 小象：归妹以须，未当也。歸妹以須，未當也。
九二九二
眇视，利幽人之贞。眇視，利幽人之貞。
The second line, undivided, shows her blind of one eye, and yet able to see. There will be advantage in her maintaining the firm correctness of a solitary widow.
Line image 小象：利幽人之贞，未变常也。利幽人之貞，未變常也。
初九初九
归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
The first line, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. (It suggests the idea of) a person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.
Line image 小象：归妹以娣，以恒也。跛能履吉，相承也。歸妹以娣，以恆也。跛能履吉，相承也。
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