The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Lin (indicates that under the conditions supposed in it) there will be great progress and success, while it will be advantageous to be firmly correct. In the eighth month there will be evil.
1882 scan · p. 97Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows its subject advancing in company (with the subject of the second line). Through his firm correctness there will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 97Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows its subject advancing in company (with the subject of the first line). There will be good fortune; (advancing) will be in every way advantageous.
1882 scan · p. 98Line 3 · Six, divided
The third line, divided, shows one well pleased (indeed) to advance, (but whose action) will be in no way advantageous. If he become anxious about it (however), there will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 98Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows one advancing in the highest mode. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 98Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, shows the advance of wisdom, such as befits the great ruler. There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 98Line 6 · Six, divided
The sixth line, divided, shows the advance of honesty and generosity. There will be good fortune, and no error.
1882 scan · p. 98James 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 ↗