The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.
1882 scan · p. 180Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. (It suggests the idea of) a person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.
1882 scan · p. 181Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows her blind of one eye, and yet able to see. There will be advantage in her maintaining the firm correctness of a solitary widow.
1882 scan · p. 182Line 3 · Six, divided
The third line, divided, shows the younger sister who was to be married off in a mean position. She returns and accepts an ancillary position.
1882 scan · p. 182Line 4 · Nine, undivided
The fourth line, undivided, shows the younger sister who is to be married off protracting the time. She may be late in being married, but the time will come.
1882 scan · p. 182Line 5 · Six, divided
The fifth line, divided, reminds us of the marrying of the younger sister of (king) Ti-yi, when the sleeves of her the princess were not equal to those of the (still) younger sister who accompanied her in an inferior capacity. (The case suggests the thought of) the moon almost full. There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 182Line 6 · Six, divided
The sixth line, divided, shows the young lady bearing the basket, but without anything in it, and the gentleman slaughtering the sheep, but without blood flowing from it. There will be no advantage in any way.
1882 scan · p. 182James 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 ↗