The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Under the conditions of Ta Khu it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (If its subject do not seek to) enjoy his revenues in his own family (without taking service at court), there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream.
1882 scan · p. 112Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows its subject in a position of peril. It will be advantageous for him to stop his advance.
1882 scan · p. 112Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows a carriage with the strap under it removed.
1882 scan · p. 112Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, shows its subject urging his way with good horses. It will be advantageous for him to realise the difficulty (of his course), and to be firm and correct, exercising himself daily in his charioteering and methods of defence; then there will be advantage in whatever direction he may advance.
1882 scan · p. 112Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows the young bull, (and yet) having the piece of wood over his horns. There will be great good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 113Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, shows the teeth of a castrated hog. There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 113Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject (as) in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress.
1882 scan · p. 113James 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 ↗