The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Thung Zan (or 'Union of men') appears here (as we find it) in the (remote districts of the) country, indicating progress and success. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to maintain the firm correctness of the superior man.
1882 scan · p. 86Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men just issuing from his gate. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 86Line 2 · Six, divided
The second line, divided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in relation with his kindred. There will be occasion for regret.
1882 scan · p. 86Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, (shows its subject) with his arms hidden in the thick grass, and at the top of a high mound. (But) for three years he makes no demonstration.
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The fourth line, undivided, (shows its subject) mounted on the city wall; but he does not proceed to make the attack (he contemplates). There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 86Line 5 · Nine, undivided
In the fifth line, undivided, (the representative of) the union of men first wails and cries out, and then laughs. His great host conquers, and he (and the subject of the second line) meet together.
1882 scan · p. 86Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The topmost line, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in the suburbs. There will be no occasion for repentance.
1882 scan · p. 86James Legge · The Yî King (1882), Princeton scan. All 450 selected passages were independently image-read and compared by AI; unresolved print details remain. Not human or expert collation. Source and data ↗