The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Thun indicates successful progress (in its circumstances). To a small extent it will (still) be advantageous to be firm and correct.
1882 scan · p. 127Line 1 · Six, divided
The first line, divided, shows a retiring tail. The position is perilous. No movement in any direction should be made.
1882 scan · p. 127Line 2 · Six, divided
The second line, divided, shows its subject holding (his purpose) fast as if by a (thong made from the) hide of a yellow ox, which cannot be broken.
1882 scan · p. 128Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, shows one retiring but bound,—to his distress and peril. (If he were to deal with his binders as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him.
1882 scan · p. 128Line 4 · Nine, undivided
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring notwithstanding his likings. In a superior man this will lead to good fortune; a small man cannot attain to this.
1882 scan · p. 128Line 5 · Nine, undivided
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring in an admirable way. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 128Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring in a noble way. It will be advantageous in every respect.
1882 scan · p. 128James 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 ↗