The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Tui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
1882 scan · p. 192Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows the pleasure of (inward) harmony. There will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 193Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows the pleasure arising from (inward) sincerity. There will be good fortune. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
1882 scan · p. 193Line 3 · Six, divided
The third line, divided, shows its subject bringing round himself whatever can give pleasure. There will be evil.
1882 scan · p. 193Line 4 · Nine, undivided
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious, but there will be cause for joy.
1882 scan · p. 193Line 5 · Nine, undivided
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject trusting in one who would injure him. The situation is perilous.
1882 scan · p. 193Line 6 · Six, divided
The topmost line, divided, shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.
1882 scan · p. 193James 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 ↗