The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
When one's resting is like that of the back, and he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,—there will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 175Line 1 · Six, divided
The first line, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.
1882 scan · p. 176Line 2 · Six, divided
The second line, divided, shows its subject keeping the calves of his legs at rest. He cannot help (the subject of the line above) whom he follows, and is dissatisfied in his mind.
1882 scan · p. 176Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his loins at rest, and separating the ribs (from the body below). The situation is perilous, and the heart glows with suppressed excitement.
1882 scan · p. 176Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 176Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
1882 scan · p. 176Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 176James 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 ↗