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Zhōng Fú · Inner Truth
Upper ☴ 巽 Wind · Lower ☱ 兑 Lake
Judgment 卦辞
豚鱼吉,利涉大川,利贞。豚魚吉,利涉大川,利貞。
Kung Fu (moves even) pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
中孚,柔在内而刚得中。说而巽,孚,乃化邦也。豚鱼吉,信及豚鱼也。利涉大川,乘木舟虚也。中孚以利贞,乃应乎天也。中孚,柔在內而剛得中。說而巽,孚,乃化邦也。豚魚吉,信及豚魚也。利涉大川,乘木舟虛也。中孚以利貞,乃應乎天也。
Image 象曰
泽上有风,中孚;君子以议狱缓死。澤上有風,中孚;君子以議獄緩死。
上九上九
翰音登于天,贞凶。翰音登于天,貞凶。
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject in chanticleer (trying to) mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.
Line image 小象:翰音登于天,何可长也。翰音登于天,何可長也。
九五九五
有孚挛如,无咎。有孚攣如,无咎。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject perfectly sincere, and linking (others) to him in closest union. There will be no error.
Line image 小象:有孚挛如,位正当也。有孚攣如,位正當也。
六四六四
月望,马匹亡,无咎。月望,馬匹亡,无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject (like) the moon nearly full, and (like) a horse (in a chariot) whose fellow disappears. There will be no error.
Line image 小象:马匹亡,绝类上也。馬匹亡,絕類上也。
六三六三
得敌,或鼓或罢,或泣或歌。得敵,或鼓或罷,或泣或歌。
The third line, divided, shows its subject having met with his mate. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.
Line image 小象:可鼓或罢,位不当也。可鼓或罷,位不當也。
九二九二
鸣鹤在阴,其子和之,我有好爵,吾与尔靡之。鳴鶴在陰,其子和之,我有好爵,吾與爾靡之。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject (like) the crane crying out in her hidden retirement, and her young ones responding to her. (It is as if it were said), ‘I have a cup of good spirits,’ (and the response were), ‘I will partake of it with you.’
Line image 小象:其子和之,中心愿也。其子和之,中心愿也。
初九初九
虞吉,有不燕。虞吉,有不燕。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject resting (in himself). There will be good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.
Line image 小象:初九虞吉,志未变也。初九虞吉,志未變也。
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