The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Shih Ho indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
1882 scan · p. 101Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows one with his feet in the stocks and deprived of his toes. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 101Line 2 · Six, divided
The second line, divided, shows one biting through the soft flesh, and (going on to) bite off the nose. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 101Line 3 · Six, divided
The third line, divided, shows one gnawing dried flesh, and meeting with what is disagreeable. There will be occasion for some small regret, but no (great) error.
1882 scan · p. 102Line 4 · Nine, undivided
The fourth line, undivided, shows one gnawing the flesh dried on the bone, and getting the pledges of money and arrows. It will be advantageous to him to realise the difficulty of his task and be firm,—in which case there will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 102Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, shows one gnawing at dried flesh, and finding the yellow gold. Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position). There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 102Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The sixth line, undivided, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil.
1882 scan · p. 102James 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 ↗