INTRODUCTION
By GuanYue
(Center for Zhouyi & Ancient Chinese Philosophy, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China)
The Book of Changes is one of the oldest Chinese classics. It is a book of divination practice mixed
with profound and peculiar philosophical theory. It is accepted that the book was completed as early as
the Warring States Times, and was elevated to the foremost place among the Han dynasty, entitled “the
head of the ‘Five Classics'. From past to present, there are have been works dealing with the Book of
Changes emerging in a profuse stream, exploring into its author, its times , etc. However, there have
been no final conclusions on these issues.
The Book of Changes is divided into two parts, one termed Jing (the Text)and the other Zhuan (The
Commentaries).The linear signs, judgment to the hexagrams, and the text pertaining to the individual
lines composed the Jing. In Jing, there are 64 guas which are the basic units, every of which is composed
of linear signs, Gua Ci (Judgment to the Hexagram),and Yao Ci (Text Pertaining to the Individual
Lines).The sixty-four double hexagrams are derived by duplicating the eight hexagrams. Each hexagram is
composed by combining three linear signs (Yin—and Yan- -).Two copies with different orders of the
hexagrams are handed down. One is the present in current use, composed of the upper text and the lower
text. The upper text starts with the Qian, and the Kun follows; The lower text ends with Wei Ji. The
other is the version copied on silk unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tombs, Chasha. It starts with the Qian,
followed by the Pi and ended with the Yi. Gua Ci and Yao Ci are the expository words to comment the
symbolic meaning in those hexagrams. They show the emblematic purport and brightly and lively by
composing the common places in everyday life, expressed specifically in writing. Here is the current text
of Gua Ci and Yao Ci for you.
YIJING TEXT AND ANNOTATED TRANSLATION
Translation by Fu You-de
Part One
Hexagram 1
乾 Qian (Heaven)
Heaven: It is favorable for one to consult one's fortune when one has attained great success at the
beginning.
Nine at the bottom line: The dragon is hidden. Do not take rash action.
Nine at the second line: The dragon appears in the fields. It is advantageous to see a great man.
Nine at the third line: The superior man works diligently and steadily in the daytime and keeps alert in
the evening as if he were in danger. No harm.
Nine at the fourth line: The dragon is about to keep but not yet in motion. No disaster.
Nine at the fifth line: The dragon is flying in the sky. It is auspicious to meet a great man.
Nine at the top line: The dragon flying at extreme height leads to regret.
All six yang lines: A group of dragons appear without a leader. Good fortune.
Hexagram 2
坤 Kun ( Earth)
Earth: Have a great success at the beginning. This divination is auspicious to the rider of a mare .A
superior man who has started his trip for a destination will go astray at first and later meet his
patron. Going south-west, he will gain friends but the friends may be lost if he goes north-east. Good
fortune follows the observance of the steadfast faithfulness.
Six at the bottom line: Treading on the frost one should be aware that hard ice is coming in the near future.
Six at the second line: Stretching far off into the distance and out of one's sight whether one goes
straight forward or turns to the side. Do not practice anything and everything will be advantageous.
Six at the third line: A person with virtue is able to observe the principle of steadfast faithfulness.
Six at the fourth line: Tying a sack closed results in neither disaster nor glory.
Six at the fifth line: Wearing yellow pants from the start brings good fortune.
Six at the top line: The dragons fighting in the field shed blood which, mixed with the earth, appears
black and yellow.
All six lines: A good result comes if one always keeps the principle of the steadfast faithfulness.
Hexagram 3
屯 Zhun (Difficulty)
Difficulty: It is favorable for one to consult one's fortune if one has great success at the beginning.
Do not travel. To grant the title of duke is advantageous.
Nine at the bottom line: Pace up and down without making progress. It is favorable to observe the
principle of steadfast faithfulness and to grant the title of duke.
Six at the second line: One is in a difficult situation and can only go around in circles; one rides a
horse running in circles without progress. The arriving person is not a robber but a wife-seeker.
But the girl would rather live a quiet and unmarried life for another ten years before she agrees to be
married.
Six at the third line: Chasing a deer with no guide. As a result, the hunter becomes lost in the forest.
He had better give up though he still expects to catch the deer. Should he go forward, he would be in
great trouble.
Six at the fourth line: On the motionless horse, one pays court to a girl. Good fortune will prevail and
everything will be advantageous.
Nine at the fifth line: To save oil. A small amount brings good luck whereas saving too much leads to
disaster.
Six at the top line: One is on the back of a horse, hesitating without moving forward and weeping with
continuous tears.
Hexagram 4
蒙 Meng (Immaturity)
Immaturity: Good omen. It is not I who consult an immature youth, but the reverse. The first of his
consultations will be answered with good or ill omen. However, the following ones will not, because
repeated consultations of fortune are considered a blasphemy. This hexagram implies that one should keep
the principle of steadfast faithfulness.
Six at the bottom line: When one trains an immature youth, one may use the condition of a prisoner to
warn him. While the prisoner's fetters and handcuffs are off, he can go, but his actions are still
limited.
Nine at the second line: Accepting the immaturity and innocence of youth is auspicious. It is
advantageous for one to have a daughter-in-law and for one's son to establish a family.
Six at the third line: Do not marry this girl for she may lose her chastity when she meets a wealthy man.
The marriage is unfavorable.
Six at the fourth line: Trapped by ignorance, one will certainly meet troubles.
Six at the fifth line: The child's naiveness and innocence signify good fortune.
Nine at the top line: The immature youth may become a robber or bandit if the training method is wrong.
If right, he can be a defender against robbers or bandits.
Hexagram 5
需 Xu (Waiting)
Waiting: Keep the principle of sincerity and faithfulness; offer sacrifices in various places. Good
fortune. It is advantageous to across great rivers.
Nine at the bottom line: Stay in the outskirts f the city and remain for some time. No disaster.
Nine at the second line: Sojourn on the sands. Some gossips and blames will arise but the end will be
auspicious.
Nine at the third line: To wait in the mud will result in the arrival of robbers.
Six at the fourth line: Stay in the ditch and leave one's dwelling place.
Nine at the fifth line: Refrain from food and drink. Good fortune.
Six at the bottom line: Three uninvited guests arrive when returns to his own home. If he treats them
with respect, a propitious outcome will follow.
Hexagram 6
讼 Song (Contention)
Contention: Observe the principle of sincerity and faithfulness with repentance and fear. Sometimes there
is passing success in the course of the contention, but it ends in the disaster. It is advantageous to
visit a great man but not to cross great rivers.
Six at the bottom line: Do not keep on at the contention. A little gossip occurs, but it brings good luck
in the end.
Nine at the second line: No success in the court and one must escape as soon as one returns home. No
disasters befall the three hundred households of one's city.
Six at the third line: Share favors come down from the ancestors. The divination shows danger as well as
good fortune in the end. To serve the monarch without clear aim leads to failure.
Nine at the fourth line: Not succeeding in the dispute, one goes back on one's words and submits oneself
to destiny. It is auspicious to change one's initial intention and keep the principle of faithfulness.
Nine at the fifth line: Succeed in court at the beginning.
Nine at the top line: In the course of the lawsuit, an official belt is bestowed without clear reason; it
is then taken away three times in the same day.
Hexagram 7
师 Shi (Army)
Army: Consult the commander of the army about its fortune. Good omen and no disaster.
Six at the bottom line: The army should follow musical cadence while marching forward or retreating;
otherwise disasters may befall the army though the previous expedition was successful.
Nine at the second line: The headquarters of the army is secure and powerful. Good fortune and no
disaster. The king promulgates edicts to praise and encourage the commander and the army.
Six at the third line: The army was defeated because of hesitation and returned with wagons of corpses.
Ill omen.
Six at the fourth line: There will be no harm if the army is camped on the left.
Six at the fifth line: It is auspicious to catch birds and beasts found in the fields. The elder son
commanded the army to fight and the second son carried the bodies of the dead away with carts. This line
shows misfortune.
Six at the top line: The monarch granted the titles of the duke and allowed the establishment of
thousand –waggoned kingdoms and granted to ministers the right to succeed to the hundred-waggoned clans.
Do not count on the common persons.
Hexagram 8
比 Bi (Trust)
Trust: Good fortune. The second consultation of the oracles shows that one should, from the start and
always, observe the principle of steadfast faithfulness. No disaster. The troublesome affairs follow one
after another and the late-comer suffers from disaster.
Six at the bottom line: To have faithful and trusted followers results in no disaster. The faithful and
trusted followers are as many as potfuls of wine. Good fortune although an accident happens in the end.
Six at the second line: The trusted and loyal followers come from within one's circle. The oracle shows
good omen.
Six at the third line: The trusted followers are not the right ones.
Six at the fourth line: Make the trusted followers known to the public. The king chased game in a field
with three sides enclosed and the front side open. The frontmost animal escaped. The people of the city
did not fear. Good fortune.
Six at the top line: There is no leader among the faithful and trusted followers. Misfortune.
Hexagram 9
小畜 Xiao Xu (Little Increment)
Little Increment: Good fortune. A dense cloud arises over the outskirts west of our town, but no rain.
Nine at the bottom line: What disaster will take place if one returns by oneself? Good fortune.
Nine at the second line: I t is auspicious to be led back.
Nine at the third line: The wheel is off the cart. The husband and the wife are staring angrily at each
other.
Six at the fourth line: Be sincere and faithful, let go worries and horrible fears. No harm.
Nine at the fifth line: Maintain love with sincerity and faithfulness. Enrich oneself and do not forget
about one's neighbors.
Nine at the top line: It has already rained and stopped, therefore, the carriage can go and carry things.
It is a dangerous omens for women and not favorable to the superior man if he ventures on the sixteenth
of every month.
Hexagram 10
履 Lü (Treading)
Treading: One treads on the tiger's tail, but it does not bite him. Good fortune.
Nine at the bottom line: No disaster if one goes there with white and unadorned shoes.
Nine at the second line: The path is level. It shows a good omen for a prisoner.
Six at the third line:A person with a blind eye can see and walk on a lame leg. The treading on the
tiger's tail, one is better. Misfortune. The military man ought to serve t he king.
Nine at the fourth line: Treading on the tiger's tail with fear, one gets good result ultimately.
Nine at the fifth line: Go with no hesitation. The divination shows a danger in the future.
fortune, we know that one will not have good fortune unless one returns.
Hexagram 11
泰 Tai (Peace)
Peace: Small loss and big gain. Good fortune.
Nine at the bottom line: uproot grasses but they are still attached to others of the same kind. Good
fortune for one who commands an army.
Nine at the second the line: Cross the great rivers and ford the long streams. Do not abandon a thing
because it is far away. Be rewarded if one keeps principle of the middle way.
Nine at the third line: There is no plain without slope and no going forth without return .One can avoid
harm if one can observe the principle of steadfast faithfulness even if in difficulties. Do not worry
over the return. This divination shows that one will enjoy good food.
Six at the fourth line: One goes to and fro and does not become rich with one's neighbors. One does not
warn others in sincerity and faithfulness.
Six at the fifth line: King Yi was blessed for he arranged his daughter's marriage. Good fortune from
the start.
Six at the top line: One cannot command the army to fight because the city wall has collapsed into the
moat below it. One must offer sacrifice to heaven in the city. The divination indicates troubles.
Hexagram 12
否 Pi (Obstruction)
Obstruction: The obstructed one is not the person who deserves it. The hexagram shows disadvantage for a
superior man. Big loss and small gain.
Six at the bottom line: Uproot the grasses and find them still attached to others of the same kind. The
oracle indicates good fortune and success.
Six at the second line: The mean fellows prosper by flattery, while the superior man is obstructed.
Six at the third line: Accept the tribute.
Nine at the fourth line: No disaster follows because the king issued his edict. The multitude depends on
each other and prosper together.
Nine at the fifth line: The superior man becomes successful when the obstruction is removed. He would not
have escaped death without planting mulberry.
Nine at the top line: The obstruction is gone. Bliss follows the removal of the obstruction.
Hexagram 13
同人 Ton Ren (Fellowship)
Fellowship: Unite people and have fellowship in the open fields. Good fortune. It is favorable for a
superior man to cross great rivers and practice the principle of steadfast faithfulness.
Nine at the bottom line: There is no disaster if one unites people and creates fellowship beyond the
confines of one's gate.
Six at the second line: One will be in difficulties if one unites people and has fellowship only within
his own clan.
Nine at the third line: Having hidden the army in the forest and observed the surroundings from the high
hill, one finds that one should not send the army to fight in the following three years.
Nine at the fourth line: Climb to the top of the city wall but do not attack the enemy any more. Good
fortune.
Nine at the fifth line: Unite the people and make concerted efforts to attack the enemy, loudly crying
out at first and later laughing when the soldiers meet after their occupation o the city.
Nine at the top line: To unite the people and make friends in the outskirts of the city does not lead to
regret.
Hexagram 14
大有 Da You (Great Possession)
Great Possession: One is successful from the beginning.
Nine at the bottom line: It is not damaged seriously. There would be no disaster if its cause is removed.
Nine at the second line: To carry things to a destination with great wagons. No harm.
Nine at the third line: The duke paid tribute to the Emperor but ordinary persons were not in the same
position.
Nine at the fourth line: It is harmless not to show pride for one's greatness.
Six at the fifth line: Sincere and faithful friendship is deeply respected. Good fortune.
Nine at the top line: Being blessed by Heaven, nothing is unfavorable.
Hexagram 15
谦 Qian (Modesty)
Modesty: Good omen. The superior man has a good end.
Six at the bottom line: It is auspicious for the superior man, who is always modest and prudent, to cross
great rivers. Good fortune.
Six at the second line: Good luck to the person who can remain modest even though he possesses great fame.
Nine at the third line: The person who is not arrogant of his achievement will have a good end in life.
Good omen.
Six at fourth line: To practice and develop modesty ensures success in everything.
Six at the fifth line: It is auspicious to take military action against those who do not become rich
together with their neighbors.
Six at the top line: One who can remain modest despite being well known is in an advantageous position to
send forces to punish his neighboring kingdom.
Hexagram 16
豫 Yu(Enjoyment)
Enjoyment: It is advantageous to found a kingdom and take military action.
Six at the bottom line: One is well known for enjoying pleasures. Misfortune.
Six at the second line: Observe the principle of steadfast faithfulness like an unmovable rock. Good fortune.
Six at the third line: Flattery results in regret and hesitation rings regret, too.
Nine at fourth line: While enjoying pleasures and having abundance, one avoids hesitation. Gather friends.
Six at the fifth line: Consult an oracle about one's illness. It shows that the disease will last long
before death.
Six at the top line: Still indulge in sensual pleasures after sunset. Succeed and a change will occur in
the end but no disaster follows.
Hexagram 17
随 Sui (Following)
Following: One should keep the principle of steadfast faithfulness if one starts with success. No
disaster.
Nine at the bottom line: Changes happen to the house; good omen. One will be benefited by one's social
activities outside the home.
Six at the second line: While holding the child, the adult left.
Six at the third line: Holding the adult, losing the child. It is right to stay at home and remain faithful
when one follows others and gains what one desires.
Nine at the fourth line: One is given an ill omen when one follows others and achieves what one wants;
however, what disaster will there be if one has been faithful and taken an oath to be so?
Nine at the fifth line: Be faithful to the good and beautiful. Good fortune.
Six at the top line: Imprisoned first and set free later. As a result, the king makes offerings on West
Mountain.
Hexagram 18
蠱 Gu (Decay)
Decay: One starts with success. It will be favorable to cross great rivers in the three days before or
after the first day of each of the Heavenly Stems.
Six at the bottom line: The father can avert disasters if he has a son who can correct his mistakes in
time. Though the father faces danger sometimes, he unquestionably ends well.
Nine at the second line: Do not stubbornly insist on the principle of faithfulness when treating one's
mother's mistakes.
Nine at the third line: One is not seriously wrong for correcting one's father's faults though one
slightly regrets it.
Six at the fourth line: One will still feel shame to see one's father, even if one leniently dealt with
the father's errors.
Six at the fifth line: Correct one's father's mistakes by means of one's honor.
Nine at the top line: Do not serve the king or princes .Keep yourself morally pure.
Hexagram 19
临 Lin (Looking Down)
Looking Down: started with success, one should stay to the principle of faithfulness. Misfortune will
take place in the eighth month.
Nine at the bottom line: Good fortune for someone who can rule the people with humanity.
Nine at the second line: Nothing will be unfavorable if one rules the people with humanity.
Six at the third line: No favorable result comes if one rules the people with only honeyed tongue and
sugared words. There will be no disaster if one is aware of and worries about it.
Six at the fourth line: Approach the people and understand their real situation. No harm.
Six at the fifth line: The monarch knows what he should do and can rule the people with wisdom. Good
fortune.
Six at the top line: Good luck ensures if one can rule the people sincerely. No disaster.
Hexagram 20
观 Guan (Observing)
Guan (Observing): Clean yourself before making an offering by washing hands. You do not need to offer drink and
food for sacrifice. The manner of faithfulness and respect is admirable.
Six at the bottom line: To observe things in a childish way is acceptable for an ordinary man. If a
superior man acts so, he cannot attain his great goal.
Six at the second line: Peeking out though the crack of the door, the woman should stick to the principle
of sincerity and faithfulness.
Six at the third line: Observe and inspect my own people in order to make the right decision in governing
policy.
Six at the fourth line: When inspecting the people's costumes and practices of a country, the minister
should meet the king according to appropriate ceremony.
Nine at the fifth line: No disaster will befall the superior man who has inspected his own people.
Nine at the top line: Inspecting the people of other countries, the superior man faces no calamity.
Hexagram 21
噬嗑 Shi He (Biting)
Biting: Sublime success. it is advantageous to deal with legal affairs.
Nine at the bottom line: The feet were covered by the instruments of torture. No disaster.
Six at the second line: One bites so deeply that it covers one's nose. No harm.
Six at the third line: One was poisoned after having eaten dried meat. A little trouble arises but no
disaster.
Nine at the fourth line: One found a brass arrow when one had meat with bone in it. It suggests that one
remains sincere and faithful when in difficulties.
Six at the fifth line: One came upon a piece of brass when eating dried meat. The divination shows danger
but no disaster.
Nine at the top line: One is chained with such a big neck yoke that it covers one's ears. Misfortune.
Hexagram 22
贲 Bi (Adornment)
Adornment: Great success. A little benefit awaits. One can go there.
Nine at the bottom line: Adorning the feet, one would rather walk on foot instead of taking carriage.
Six at the second line: Adorn one's moustache and beard.
Nine at the third line: Decorated and glistening while staying steadfast and faithful. Good fortune will
follow.
Six at the fourth line: Decorated with white, the horse runs as a bird flies. They are not robbers, but
wife-seekers.
Six at the fifth line: Decorate the houses and garden with only a little silk cloth; it appears too
simple, but ends well.
Nine at the top line: Decorating with white; no fault.
Hexagram 23
剥 Bao (Stripping away)
Stripping away: It is not advantageous to go anywhere.
Six at the bottom line: Break the leg of the bed and lose righteousness. Misfortune.
Six at the second line: Damage the frame of the bed and lose righteousness. Dangerous.
Six at the third line: Damage but no loss.
Six at the fourth line: One's skin is hurt when one breaks the bed. Misfortune.
Six at the fifth line; The favorite concubines enter the room like a string of fishes. Nothing is
unfavorable.
Nine at the top line: The biggest fruit is not eaten. The superior man will gain carriage whereas the
little man will lose his hut.
Hexagram 24
復 Fu (Return)
Return: Great success. No illness when leaving or returning and no disaster while friends come. Returning
to the original way takes the traveler seven days. Hence it is advantageous to go somewhere.
Nine at the bottom line: One returns before going too far. Therefore no serious trouble is brought about.
It is auspicious from the beginning.
Six at the second line: Correct mistakes and return to the right way. Good fortune.
Six at the third line: Frequent returns indicate danger but not disaster.
Six at the fourth line: Return alone by walking in the middle of the path.
Six at the fifth line: Return when urged. No regret.
Six at the top line: Trying to return after going astray. Misfortune but no imminent calamity. To use a
marching army to fight one will be terribly defeated and put the monarch in such a difficult situation
that he will not be able to take military action in the following ten years.
Hexagram 25
无妄 Wu Wang (The Unexpected)
The Unexpected: One should be steadfast and faithful if one starts with great success, otherwise one will
suffer calamities. It is not auspicious to go anywhere.
Nine at the bottom line: Go with no expectation. Good fortune.
Six at the second line: Reap without sowing and have a cultivated field without opening up wasteland.
It is favorable if one travels with a purpose.
Six at the third line; An expected disaster: a cow was tied here and then stolen by a passerby, which is
a disaster for the town's people.
Nine at the fourth line: The unexpected disease will be naturally cured without need to take medicine.
Nine at the top line: It is disadvantageous to take action with no expectation. This leads to calamity.
Hexagram 26
大畜 Da Xu (Great Increment)
Great Increment: It is favorable to be steadfast and faithful. One does not have meals at home.
Advantageous to cross great rivers.
Nine at the bottom line: One should cease action when faced with danger.
Nine at the second line: The wheel is off the carriage.
Nine at the second line: Good horses are chasing each other. Favorable if one keeps the principle of
steadfast faithfulness. Practice every day defending with carriage and horse. It is advantageous to take
a trip.
Six at the fourth line: Curb a bull by means of tying a horizontal stick to his horns. Good fortune from
the beginning.
Six at the fifth line: Restrain a pig by binding it to a stake. Good luck.
Nine at the top line: Shoulder heaven's wide and level road and great success follows.
Hexagram 27
颐 Yi (Nourishment)
Nourishment: Good fortune. The features of one's cheeks tell that one can earn oneself a livelihood.
Nine at the bottom line: Ignore the omen indicated by your sacred tortoise and by only looking at my
bulging cheeks. Misfortune.
Six at the second line: The shivering cheeks and the feature of one's neck and back as revealed when
knocked on indicate that it is not fortunate to take military action.
Six at the third line: Cheeks knocked on, ill omen manifested. Do not do anything important for ten
years. Disadvantageous.
Six at the fourth line: Shaking one's cheeks. Good omen occurred. The two eyes are staring with courage
as great as the tiger's. The face shows sincerity and honesty. No disaster.
Six at the fifth line: Knocking on one's neck and finding it auspicious for one to follow the principle
of steadfast faithfulness. Do not ford great rivers.
Nine at the top line: The features of one's cheeks show that one will turn future danger into ultimate
luck. Favorable to cross great rivers.
Hexagram 28
大过 Da Guo (Great Fault)
Great Fault: The ridgepole of the house is bent by a weight. It is favorable to take a trip. Great
success.
Six at the bottom line: Cover the land with cogon-grass (white grasses) in preparation for a sacrifice,
which expresses one's piety. No disaster.
Nine at the second line: The withered willow sprouts and the old man takes a young wife.Nothing is
unfavorable.
Nine at the third line: The ridgepole of the house is bent by weight. Misfortune.
Nine at the fourth line: The house is bent upward. Good fortune, but an accident will happen.
Nine at the fifth line: The withered willow blooms and the old woman gets a young husband. Neither
calamity nor glory comes about.
Six at the top line: Ignorant of the depth of water, one is covered by water when fording a river. But no
disaster takes place.
Hexagram 29
坎 Kan (Water Danger)
Water Danger: Danger after danger. However, keeping sincerity in mind brings great success. One is
rewarded for one's conduct.
Six at the bottom line: Danger after danger. One falls into a dangerous pit. Misfortune.
Nine at the second line: One should only seek small gains when faces with watery danger.
Six at the third line: One meets danger when leaving and returning. One falls into a deep watery pit. Do
not use this line.
Six at the fourth line: When offering sacrifice, one uses wine in the cup and grain in the bowl, and then
fills the pot with wine by taking it with a spoon through a window. As a result, no calamity takes place.
Nine at the fifth line: The watery pit is not filled. Be calm and the danger will disappear naturally. No
disaster.
Six at the top line: Bind a prisoner with black rope and put him into prison. This man will be in prison
for three years. Misfortune.
Hexagram 30
離 Li (Fire)
Fire: It is advantageous to observe the principle of steadfast faithfulness. Great success. Raising a cow
is auspicious.
Nine at the bottom line: One should show respect and piety as soon as one starts the ceremony. No harm.
Six at the second line: It is auspicious to trap birds and beasts with a yellow net.
Nine at third line: It is misfortune to catch game at the setting sun, to sing without knocking on a pot
for accompaniment or, if an old man sighs.
Nine at the fourth line: The undutiful son once returns. He is burnt, killed and his body thrown away.
Six at the fifth line: One weeps with continuous tears like rainfall and one sighs with worry and
sadness. Good fortune.
Nine at the top line: The king takes military action. He issues an edict and grants a reward to those who
capture the leader of the army rather the followers. No disaster
Part Two
Hexagram 31
咸 Xian (Sensation)
Sensation: One should be sincere and faithful when successful. It is auspicious to take a wife.
Six at the bottom line: One's toes are stirred by emotion.
Six at the second line: One's calves are stirred by feeling. Ill omen. It is auspicious if none of the
family member leaves home.
Nine at the third line: One's whole body moves at one's sighs are stirred by emotions. Trouble arises
if one travels to a destination.
Nine at the fourth line: The divination shows good fortune and that regrets will disappear. You are
wavering in determining whether or not to go, but your friends will follow your decision.
Nine at the fifth line: One's back is stirred by emotion. No regret.
Six at the top line: When speaking, one's jaws, face and tongue are trembling, stirred by emotion.
Hexagram 32
恒 Heng (Constancy)
Constancy: Sublime success and no disasters. It is advantageous to follow the principle of faithfulness
and take a trip.
Six at the bottom line: It is misfortune and unfavorable to seek something without stop.
Nine at the second line: One is free from regrets.
Nine at the third line: One who cannot keep moral principles steadfastly will endure humiliation. Misfortune.
Nine at the fourth line: There are no birds and beasts in the fields.
Six at the fifth line: Constantly act on moral principles. Good fortune for women and ill omen for men.
Sis at the top line: No good outcome arises if one seeks something ceaselessly.
Hexagram 33
遯 Dun (Little Pig)
Little Pig: One should consult an oracle when having a little success.
Six at the bottom line: Do not go anywhere for your pig's tail is in danger of being cut off.
Six at the second line: The little pig tied with yellow ox leather cannot escape.
Nine at the third line: A little pig is ill and in dangerous condition for being tied. It is auspicious
to raise slaves.
Nine at the fourth line: A little pig is lovely, which is auspicious for a superior man, not an ordinary
person.
Nine at the fifth line: A little pig is praised. Good fortune.
Nine at the top line: A little pig has grown fat enough to be used as a sacrifice. Nothing is unfavorable.
Hexagram 34
大壮 Da Zhuang (Great Power)
Great Power: It is advantageous to remain steadfast and faithful.
Nine at the bottom line: Taking military action with injured feet, one meets misfortune, but one is still
faithful.
Nine at the second line: Be steadily faithful. Good fortune.
Nine at the third line: An ordinary person is proud of his great power while a superior man treats
everything in a natural way. Ill omen. Butting against a fence, a ram's horns are snared by thick ropes.
Nine at the fourth line: It is auspicious to be steadily faithful. Regrets disappear. Freed from the
ropes, the ram breaks the fence and also damages the wheel of a cart.
Six at the fifth line: The ram is missing in the grain ground. Do not
regret.
Six at the top line: The ram becomes entangled when butting the fence. It can neither move forward nor
retreat. Nothing is favorable. One cannot meet good fortune until hard times pass.
Hexagram 35
晋 Jin (Advance)
Advance: Marquis Kang has a great number of horses bequeathed by the King and they meet thrice a day.
Nine at the bottom line: One's advance is frustrated. It is favorable to remain steadily faithful. This
man is not sincere and faithful. He must treat people leniently in order to avoid disaster.
Six at the second line: Advance gloomily. Auspicious if one is faithful. One is greatly blessed by one's
grandmother.
Six at the third line: Trusted by the multitude, one's regrets disappear.
Nine at the fourth line: Advance like a big rat. Misfortune.
Six at the fifth line: One will certainly gain as the regrets disappear.
Do not worry. It is favorable to go and everything is advantageous.
Nine at the top line: The spearhead advances to conquer the city. It is fortunate although there are
dangers. No disaster but some difficulties.
Hexagram 36
明夷 Ming Yi (Darkness)
Darkness: It will be beneficial if one follows the principle of steadfast faithfulness in hardship.
Nine at the bottom line: The sacred bird Ming Yi flew with drooping wings. A superior man had
no food to eat for three days when traveling away. He is blamed by his master although he has
taken a journey. Six at the second line: One's leg is injured. A strong horse is needed to save one from danger.
Good luck results. Nine at the third line: Hunting in the outskirts when the solar eclipse occurs, one gains a fine horse
with four white hooves. Do not hurry to train and use it.
Six at the fourth line: One caught Ming Yi, the legendary bird, and took its heart and then carried it
out of one's home in a ritual way.
Six at the fifth line: It is favorable for Qi Zi to remain steadily faithful when the eclipse occurred.
Six at the top line: When the solar eclipse took place the sky was unclear and dark. The sun rose to the
heavens first and then dropped to the ground.
Hexagram 37
家人 Jia Ren (Family)
Family: It is appropriate for women of a family to practice the principle of steadfast faithfulness.
Nine at the bottom line: Home is guarded cautiously and regrettable events disappear.
Six at the second line: The women of a family serve meals at home without aspirations. Good fortune is
assured.
Nine at the third line: If the family members are harshly reproached from time to time, good fortune will
come ultimately although regrets and conflicts occur sometimes. But if the women and children of the
family treat one another in a unserious way, it will result in hardship in the end.
Six at the fourth line: The greatest fortune for a family is to make the household rich.
Nine at fifth line: It is fortunate if a king drops in on one's family. No cause for worry.
Nine at the top line: Sincerity, faithfulness and authority in a family bring good luck ultimately.
Hexagram 38
睽 Kui (Conflict)
Conflict: One is fortunate in a small matters.
Nine at the bottom line: Regrets vanish. The missing horses will return by themselves, therefore no need
to look for them. No disaster happens when meeting with an evil person.
Nine at the second line: It is harmless if one encounters one's lord in a lane.
Six at the third line: The ox held up its horns when seeing the cart dragged. The driver of the cart is
punished by having his face tattooed and nose cut off. He ends well although he suffers much pain earlier.
Nine at the fourth line: While isolated and lonely, one meets a good man who becomes one's faithful
friend. No calamities arise but some dangers.
Six at the fifth line: Regrets disappears. What disaster will befall if one goes to eat meat with members
of one's own clan?
Nine at the top line: One sees a pig in the mud and a carriage full of demons when one is estranged and
lonely. One shoots arrows first and then turns to a happy celebration with a pot of wine .One was not a
robber but a wife-seeker. It is auspicious when one is caught in the rain on one's way.
Hexagram 39
蹇 Jian (Trouble)
Trouble: It is favorable to get to the southwest and unfavorable to go to the northeast. Auspicious to
meet a great man.
Six at the bottom line: One encounters dangers and difficulties when one is away, but one returns with
much glory.
Six at the second line: The King's ministers go through trouble after trouble not for their own sake.
Nine at the third line: One would better return when one runs into trouble and danger.
Six at the fourth line: Whether going or returning, one is always accompanied by difficulties.
Nine at the fifth line: Friends arrive and help when one meets with severe trouble.
Six at the top line: Go away in hardship but come back easily and leisurely. Good fortune.
It is advantageous to see a great man.
Hexagram 40
解 Jie (Release)
Release: The south is advantageous. If there is nowhere to go, one has to go back to the original place.
Six at the bottom line: No calamities.
Nine at the second line: One gets three foxes and finds a golden arrow during one's hunting. The
divination shows good fortune.
Six at the third line: Riding on a cart with a load on one's shoulder, one attracts robbers (and is
robbed).A troublesome omen.
Nine at the fourth line: Your friends do not believe you until you show your thumbs and toes.
Six at the fifth line: It is auspicious if a superior man is tied and then released. One is trusted by a
lesser man.
Six at the top line: The princes and dukes shoot arrows at a hawk from atop a city wall and hit it.
Nothing is disadvantageous.
Hexagram 41
损 Sun(Loss)
Loss: Being sincere and faithful, one starts with good fortune and avoids disaster. It is advantageous to
follow the principle of faithfulness and take a trip with a clear aim. What should be used as sacrifices
for the gods and demons? Two bowls of food are all right.
Nine at the bottom line: There will be no danger if one hurries away to treat one's illness. However he
ought to be thrifty in expenses.
Nine at the second line: Favorable to remain steadfast and faithful and disadvantageous to take military
action. Do not decrease but increase.
Six at the third line: One person leaves because of disagreement when three men travel together. But a
man may gain a friend as a companion if he travels alone at first.
Six at the fourth line: No way to have good luck and avert disaster unless one promptly recovers from
one's disease.
Six at the fifth line: If given a fine turtle as valuable as ten pengs, one should not refuse it. Good
fortune at the beginning.
Nine at the top line: Not to decrease but to increase. No harm. The divination shows good omen and that
one can take a trip. When the King is helped by a good and able minister he forgets about his own home.
Hexagram 42
益 Yi(Gain)
Gain: It is favorable to take a trip and ford great rivers.
Nine at the bottom line: Appropriate to plough and sow. Auspicious and harmless from the beginning.
Six at the second line: If given a precious tortoise worth ten pengs of shells, one should not refuse.
It is auspicious for one to be steadily faithful. Good fortune if the king offers the tortoise to the
heavenly god.
Six at the third line: One practices the principle of increment upon misfortune. No disaster.(when
calamities takes place), one ought to be sincere and faithful and report the message to the duke with a
jade tablet by walking on the middle path.
Six at the fourth line: Walking on the middle path, one informs the duke of the emergency news to the
duke and gains his recognition and support. Thus one will implement one's plan to move the whole country.
Nine at the fifth line: One is unquestionably successful from the start if sincere, faithful and humane.
The person who is faithful and benefits me will certainly gain something.
Nine at the top line: One is not benefited and is attacked by others because of one's inconstant mind. Ill omen.
Hexagram 43
夬 Guai (Resolution)
Resolution: One makes a proclamation at the court of the king and straightforwardly points out the future
danger. One also warns the people of the city that it is unfavorable to fight. Advantageous to take a
trip.
Nine at the bottom line: To go with injured toes one cannot win. Disaster will follow.
Nine at the second line: One cries loudly about the enemy's action in the evening. But there is no need
to worry about it.
Nine at the third line: One's face is injured. Misfortune. The superior man leaves with no hesitation.
He is angry for being caught in the rain and getting wet. But no calamity will occur.
Nine at the fourth line: One acts in hardship because one's haunches have been flayed. To go and drag a
sheep will lead to disappearance of regrets, but the listener does not believe it.
Nine at the fifth line: The goat leaves in determination. No trouble happens if one walks on the middle
path.
Nine at the top line: No exclamation occurs. Misfortune will arise ultimately.
Hexagram 44
姤 Gou (Meeting)
Meeting: This woman is so strong (as to be harmful to a man ).Do not take her as a wife.
Sis at the bottom line: Draw the bronze brake (to stop the carriage).Good omen. Misfortune comes if one
takes a trip. A pig is being tied, struggling with all its might.
Nine at the second line: There is fish in the kitchen. No disaster. But it is not appropriate to serve it
to guess.
Nine at the third line: One acts with difficulties for one's haunches have been flayed. There will be
danger but no serious calamity.
Nine at the fourth line: Trouble arises from the fact that there is no fish in the kitchen.
Nine at the fifth line: put a melon into a container made of willow branches. Something, with beauty
hidden inside, falls from the heaven.
Nine at the top line: One is hurt when running into an animal horn. Some regret occurs but no disaster.
Hexagram 45
萃 Cui (Assembling)
Assembling: Great success. The king reaches a temple and makes an offering. It is auspicious to meet a
great man and remain faithful when one has a success. Offer great cattle and sheep as sacrifices.
Advantageous to take a trip.
Six at the bottom line: One possesses sincerity but cannot maintain it to the last. Thus disorder and
illness arise. Meeting with a good number when asking an oracle, one turns crying into laughing. No need
to worry, just go there. No harm.
Six at the second line: No error to meet with good fortune. Be faithful and conduct the summer sacrifice
for one's blessing.
Six at the third line: gathering together and singing is unfavorable. No disaster but slight trouble
follows if one travels.
Nine at the fourth line: Gathering together with every one keeping correct position leads to no disaster.
The regrets will disappear if an unfaithful person changes and begins to follow the principle of
righteousness.
Six at the top line: One is so sorrowful for the missing money that one weeps abundantly. No disaster.
Hexagram 46
升 Sheng (Ascending)
Ascending: One starts with great success. It is advantageous to meet a great man. Get rid of your
anxiety. Good fortune arises if one takes military action southward.
Six at the bottom line: Promotion is indeed a great fortune.
Nine at the second line: One is faithful and therefore it is allright to make the Summer offering to seek
abiding well-being. No harm.
Nine at the third line: Climb to the top of a high hill.
Six at the fourth line: The king made a sacrifice on Mount Qi. Good fortune and no disaster.
Six at the fifth line: It is auspicious to remain steadily faithfully. One will be promoted step by step.
Six at the top line: Climbing in darkness, one ought to follow the right way with no alteration.
Hexagram 47
困 Kun (Adversity)
Adversity: Great success. A favorable divination for a great man. No calamity. When one is in adversity,
others do not believe what one says.
Six at the bottom line: One is entangled by tree branches and trapped in a gloomy valley without seeing
any person for three years.
Nine at the second line: When drunk, a red garment is given. One wears it for the ceremony of offering
sacrifice. It shows danger but no serious trouble will occur when one takes military action.
Six at the third line: The confused rocks are in one's way and thistles and briars are found everywhere.
Entering one's mansion, one fails to find one's wife. Misfortune.
Nine at the fourth line: One comes slowly because some trouble was with one's golden carriage on the
way. The end will be good in spite of the troubles earlier.
Nine at the fifth line: One is punished by having one's nose cut off and leg broken because of wearing
the red clothes. Thus one takes them off slowly. It is advantageous to offer sacrifice.
Six at the top line: Entangled by plant vines and grasses, one is anxious. Thinking of action will lead
to regret. No disaster but some slight regrets happen if one takes military action.
Hexagram 48
井 Jing (The Well)
The Well: The well cannot be moved away when the households of the village have moved. Thus the well does
not lose, nor gains. The people come to and fro take water from the well. The well has become dry but it
has not been dug out by anyone. As a result, the water bucket is damaged. Misfortune.
Six at the bottom line: There is nothing but mud in the well. The muddy water cannot be drunk. Even the
birds cease flight around the well.
Nine at the second line: While shooting at the fish in the well bottom, one damaged one's bucket.
Nine at the third line: I am sad that the people have not taken water from the well that has been
restored. The well can be used now because of the wise king with whom everyone shares his favors and
grace,
Six at the fourth line: No fault to repair the well.
Nine at the fifth line: The clear and cold water in the well can be taken and drunk.
Six at the top line: No need to cover the well when the water has been taken out. Good fortune follows
when the well resumes.
Hexagram 49
革 Ge (Revolution)
Revolution: Keep faith in revolution on the day of the sixth of the Heavenly Stems. It is advantageous to
stick to the principle of faithfulness when starting with success. Regrets vanish.
Nine at the bottom line: Tie it fast with leather made from a yellow ox.
Six at the second line: Do not put the revolutionary strategy into practice until the day of the six of the
Heavenly Stems. It is auspicious to take military action. No disaster.
Nine at the third line: It is dangerous to lead an army to fight. The divination shows danger, thus
it is necessary to discuss and calculate repeatedly before taking revolutionary action. Do have firm faith.
Nine at the fourth line: Regrets disappear. Remain faithful. Auspicious to change the existing dynasty.
Nine at the fifth line: During the revolution the great man is as brave and powerful as a tiger. He shows
faithfulness before consulting an oracle.
Six at the top line: During the revolution the superior man moves as rapidly as a leopard; even ordinary
person change their normal behavior. It is misfortune to take military action. Do not move and good
fortune will arise.
Hexagram 50
鼎 Ding (The Cauldron)
The Cauldron: Good fortune at the beginning. Sublime success.
Six at the bottom line: The cauldron is turned upside down and one should drive out one's wife. It is
faultless to take a concubine for the sake of bearing children.
Nine at the second line: The cauldron is filled with food. My wife is sick and she is not able to
approach me. Good omen.
Nine at the third line: It is difficult to move the cauldron because its ears are detached. Thus the good
food in it cannot be eaten. It rained a moment ago and now the cloud has dispersed. Good fortune comes in
the end.
Nine at the fourth line: As the legs of the cauldron are broken, the prince's delicious food is
overturned and spread everywhere. Misfortune.
Six at the fifth line: The cauldron has brass ears and handles.It is advantageous to keep the principle
of steadfast faithfulness.
Nine at the top line: The cauldron possesses jade handles. Great fortune and nothing is advantageous.
Hexagram 51
震 Zhen (Thunder)
Thunder: Great success. Thunder rumbles and people tremble. However the one who offers the sacrifice
still talks and laughs as usual. Lighting is striking and threatening for a hundred miles, but the maker
of the sacrifice is so calm that the wine in the spoon in his hand is not spilt.
Nine at the bottom line: The people tremble when thunder sounds and then they resume natural talk and
laughter. Auspicious.
Six at the second line: The threatening thunder rumbles fiercely. One is afraid to lose money. Climb to a
high mountain and do not search for the lost money for it will return by itself in seven days.
Six at the third line: Thunder causes men to tremble fearfully. But no danger for the man walking in the
rain when thunder rumbles and lightning strikes.
Nine at the fourth line: lightning strikes falls to the mud.
Six at the fifth line: Thunder is menacing and fierce. Some accidents will happen although there will
be no big loss. Six at the top line: Thunder's noise makes men fearful and uneasy; the flashing light is so bright as
not to be watched directly. It is unfavorable to take military action. Lightening do not strike one's
body but strikes one's neighbor. No disaster but some gossip arises about one's marriage.
Hexagram 52
艮 Gen(Keeping Still)
Keeping Still: The whole body cannot move if one's back is still. One walks in the courtyard without
seeing anyone else. No disaster.
Six at the bottom line: One's toes stiffen. No trouble. It is advantageous to be steadfastly faithful.
Six at the second line: While the calves cannot move, one cannot raise one's legs and one is deeply
unhappy.
Nine at the third line: One's waist stiffens and flesh on one's back is torn off. One is anxious with a
burning fear about the danger.
Six at the fourth line: No disaster if one's body cannot move.
Six at the fifth line: One speaks in order without moving one's cheeks. No regret will arise.
Nine at the top line: It is auspicious if one knows when to limit honesty.
Hexagram 53
渐 Jian(Gradual Progress)
Gradual Progress: It is auspicious for a maiden to marry and follow the principle of steadfast
faithfulness.
Six at the bottom line: A wild swan moves to the river bank. It implies that a youngster will face a
danger and be blamed. But there will be no big trouble for him.
Six at the second line: The wild swan approaches a rock and rests on it, enjoying drink and food. Good
fortune.
Nine at the third line: The wild swan moves to a plateau and stays there. It indicates that the husband
will never be back when he is sent forth to fight. His wife is pregnant without giving birth in time.
Misfortune. It is advantageous to defend against robbers.
Six at the fourth line: Swans move to a wood and rest there. Some of them perch on a log. No harm.
Nine at the fifth line: Swans fly to a hill. The wife cannot conceive for three years. One cannot win in the end.
It is faultless.
Nine at the top line: A swan rests on a plateau. Its feather can be used as an ornament. Good fortune.
Hexagram 54
歸妹 Gui Mei (Marrying Maiden)
Marrying Maiden: Advance brings misfortune. Nothing is advantageous.
Nine at the bottom line: The maiden marries and her sister accompanies her as a concubine. A person with
a lame leg can walk. It is auspicious to take military action.
Nine at the second line: A person with a blind eye can see. This line is favorable to a prisoner.
Six at the third line: The maiden marries and her elder sister accompanies her as a concubine.
But when they return to their own home the maiden (younger sister) becomes a concubine.
Nine at the fourth line: The maiden's marriage is postponed for the sake of waiting.
Six at the fifth line: King Yi arranged his daughter's marriage. The bride's clothes are not so
beautiful as the accompanying sister's. The sixteenth is chosen as the auspicious day for marriage.
Six at the top line: The marriageable lady holds a basket without dowry. A young man stabs a sheep but no
blood is shed. Nothing is favorable.
Hexagram 55
豐 Feng (Abundance)
Abundance: The King is present at the ceremony of sacrifice when it takes place. Do not fear. It is
advantageous to hold the ceremony at noon.
Nine at the bottom line: One meets with the chief of the Pei nation. No disaster arises in the ten days.
One will be granted a reward when going forward.
Six at the second line: The daylight is completely covered and stars visible at the midday.
One will suffer illness if one goes there. But the disease will be cured if one remains sincere and faithful. Good
fortune.
Nine at the third line: It becomes darker and darker and the darkness occurs at noon. One breaks one's
right arm in the darkness. But no serious calamity will happen.
Nine at the fourth line: The daylight is completely covered and stars appear at noon. It is auspicious to
encounter the chief of the Xirong nation.
Nine at the fifth line: The sunlight is visible again. People celebrate it with great joy. Good fortune.
Six at the top line: There is a large house that is covered with shadow. Watching its door and window,
one finds nobody except the quiet and empty rooms. Nothing has been found in it the past three years.
Misfortune.
Hexagram 56
旅 Lü (The Traveler)
The traveler: Success in small affairs. It will be auspicious if one is righteous during one's travels.
Six at the bottom line: One's petty and mean behavior during travel results in disaster.
Six at the second line: The traveler reaches and lives in an inn with money in his robe. He is treated
well by a loyal servant.
Nine at third line: Traveler burns the inn and the servant is missing. He is facing serious danger.
Nine at the fourth line: When frustrated in travel one obtains a sacred ox, which makes me jealous.
Six at the fifth line: One loses an arrow because one shoots at a pheasant and misses the target. But one
gains fame and a noble title in the end.
Nine at the top line: The bird nest has been burned and an ox has been lost in the grain ground. The
traveler laughs first and then cries and shouts.
Hexagram 57
巽 Xun (Calculation)
Calculation: Success in small matters. It is advantageous to take a trip and meet a great man.
Six at the bottom line: A military man hesitates to advance or retreat. He is right to observe the
principle of faithfulness.
Nine at the second line: The fortune-teller does divination under a bed. The officials of sacrifice and
witches also help him to drive away the demons. End well and disaster is avoided.
Nine at the third line: Trouble arises if one frequently consults oracles.
Six at the fourth line: Regret disappears. Three kinds of game have been obtained in hunting.
Nine at the fifth line: Auspicious if one remains steadily faithful.
Regrets vanish and nothing is disadvantageous. Unsuccessful at first ( on the date of the first of
the Heavenly Stems) but end well at last (on the date of the first of the Heavenly Stems).The auspicious days
are the fourth Heavenly Stems and the last of the Heavenly Stems.
Nine at the top line: Doing divination under a bed, one's sacred ox is missing Ill omen.
Hexagram 58
兑 Dui (Joy)
Joy: Great success. Advantageous to be steadfast and faithful.
Nine at the bottom line: It is auspicious if one has a pleasant and benign face.
Nine at the second line: It is favorable to be convinced with a pleasant and sincere mind. Regret
vanishes.
Six at the third line: Misfortune arises if one looks for joy from flattery.
Nine at the fourth line: They discuss in a harmonious and pleasant way but fail to reach an agreement. A
slight ailment occurs but good luck will follow.
Nine at the fifth line; One enjoys stripping away. It is peril.
Six at the top line: One is pleased with being introduced.
Hexagram 59
涣 Huan (Flowing)
Flowing: Great success. The king reaches a temple and makes an offering. It is advantageous to ford great
rivers and practices the principle of faithfulness
Six at the bottom line: To rescue with a strong horse. Auspicious.
Nine at the second line: The water flows to the stair step of a building. Regrets disappear.
Six at the third line: No big trouble occurs although the water washes one's body.
Six at the fourth line: The water reaches a group of people. But it is not dangerous as expected because high
land is found there.
Six at the fifth line: The command has been issued and cannot be taken back just as the water recedes.
The water flows to the house of the king but no danger.
Nine at the top line: Fear and anxiety vanish as the water recedes. No disaster.
Hexagram 60
节 Jie (Restraint)
Restraint: Great success. The straws cannot be used in divination because their joints have withered.
Nine at the bottom line: No disaster occurs if one does not step out of the court-yard.
Nine at the second line: It brings misfortune if one does not step put of the front court-yard.
Six at the third line: Lavish spending will cause sighs and anxiety but not calamity.
Six at the fourth line: Be content with restraint. Great success.
Six at the fifth line: It is auspicious to entry thrift. One will be honored with a reward if one goes
there.
Six at the top line: It is misfortune to use the withered straw for divination. But regrets vanish.
Hexagram 61
中 孚Zhong Fu (Inner Faithful)
Inner Faithful: It is auspicious to offer a little pig and fish as sacrifice. Advantageous to cross the
great rivers and remain faithful.
Nine at the first line: Having peace is good luck. Anxiety arises when an accident takes place.
Nine at the second line: A crane sighs in the shade and the young one follows it. I have good wine and
will share it with you.
Six at the third line: Having defeated the enemy, some are beating drums, some are on the way back in
triumph, some are weeping and some are singing.
Six at the fourth line: Horses will be missing on the sixteenth of the month but no disaster will happen.
Nine at the fifth line: Maintain love with sincerity and faithfulness. No trouble.
Nine at the top line: Offer sacrifice of a fowl to Heaven. Good omen.
Hexagram 62
小过 Xiao Guo (Small Fault)
Small Fault: Great success. Advantageous to be steadily faithful. One can do small things but not the
great ones. A bird's song is left when it has flown away. Inappropriate to go up but allright to do
things while one is in a low position. Super fortune.
Six at the bottom line: A bird in flight gives rise to misfortune.
Six at the second line: Passing by the grandfather one sees one's grandmother. Without arriving at the
king's place one meets with his ministers. No harm.
Nine at the third line: Guard against excesses lest you make a mistake. Indulgence leads to a danger of
being slain. Ill omen.
Nine at the fourth line: It is harmless to encounter an error without making a mistake. Dangerous if one
goes forward, therefore one must be alert. Stop doing such things and always keep the principle of
steadfast faithfulness,
Nine at the fifth line: A dense cloud arises in the western outskirts of our city but no rain falls. A
prince shoots at a bird and then finds it in a cave.
Six at the top line: Meet with error without making a mistake. A flying bird will be trapped in a net.
Misfortune and a calamity indeed.
Hexagram 63
既济 Ji Ji (Fulfillment)
Fulfillment: One ought to be steadily faithful when one succeeds a little. Good fortune at the beginning
but disorder in the end.
Nine at the bottom line: (Fording a river) one drags the wheel of a carriage and its rear part gets wet.
Six at the second line: A lady loses her hair ornament. Do not seek it and it will be found in found in
seven days.
Nine at the third line: It took King Gao Zong three years to conquer the devil's land. Do not promote
the lesser man .
Six at the fourth line: (A boat is) leaking and getting wet. One plugs the leak with clothes. Be cautious
all day long.
Nine at the fifth line: The neighbor to the east offers lavish sacrifices with a slaughtered ox. The
neighbor to the west offers a simple sacrifice. But the former is less benefited and blessed by Heaven
than the latter.
Six at the top line: One's head gets wet. It shows danger.
Hexagram 64
未济 Wei Ji (Unfulfillment)
Unfulfillment: Great success. A fox's tail gets wet when it has nearly. It is unfavorable.
Six at the bottom line: The wet tail indicates a future disgrace.
Nine at the second line: The cart wheel is dragged. Good omen.
Six at third line: No success. It is misfortune to take military action but advantageous to ford great
rivers.
Nine at the fourth line: Good omen and regret vanishes. The people of Zhou warred against the devil's
land and conquered it in three years. They are granted a reward in the great country.
Six at the fifth line: Good fortune and no regret. It is appropriate that the glory of the superior man
consists in the sincerity and faithfulness.
Nine at the top line: It is harmless that one shows sincerity and faithfulness in drinking wine. Sincere
but incorrect if one is so drunk as to get one's head wet.