The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Hsu intimates that, with the sincerity which is declared in it, there will be brilliant success. With firmness there will be good fortune; and it will be advantageous to cross the great stream.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows its subject waiting in the distant border. It will be well for him constantly to maintain (the purpose thus shown), in which case there will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows its subject waiting on the sand (of the mountain stream). He will (suffer) the small (injury of) being spoken (against), but in the end there will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 3 · Nine, undivided
The third line, undivided, shows its subject in the mud (close by the stream). He thereby invites the approach of injury.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject waiting in (the place of) blood. But he will get out of the cavern.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 5 · Nine, undivided
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject waiting amidst the appliances of a feast. Through his firmness and correctness there will be good fortune.
1882 scan · p. 67Line 6 · Six, divided
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject entered into the cavern. (But) there are three guests coming, without being urged, (to his help). If he receive them respectfully, there will be good fortune in the end.
1882 scan · p. 67James 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 ↗