The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Shang indicates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. Seeking by (the qualities implied in it) to meet with the great man, its subject need have no anxiety. Advance to the south will be fortunate.
1882 scan · p. 159Line 1 · Six, divided
The first line, divided, shows its subject advancing upwards with the welcome (of those above him). There will be great good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 160Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows its subject with that sincerity which will make even the (small) offerings of the vernal sacrifice acceptable. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 160Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, shows its subject ascending upwards (as into) an empty city.
1882 scan · p. 160Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject employed by the king to present his offerings on mount Khi. There will be good fortune; there will be no mistake.
1882 scan · p. 160Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject firmly correct, and therefore enjoying good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony).
1882 scan · p. 160Line 6 · Six, divided
The sixth line, divided, shows its subject advancing upwards blindly. Advantage will be found in a ceaseless maintenance of firm correctness.
1882 scan · p. 160James 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 ↗