The Yî King · James Legge
Judgment
Kung Fu (moves even) pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
1882 scan · p. 199Line 1 · Nine, undivided
The first line, undivided, shows its subject resting (in himself). There will be good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.
1882 scan · p. 200Line 2 · Nine, undivided
The second line, undivided, shows its subject (like) the crane crying out in her hidden retirement, and her young ones responding to her. (It is as if it were said), ' I have a cup of good spirits,' (and the response were), 'I will partake of it with you.'
1882 scan · p. 200Line 3 · Six, divided
The third line, divided, shows its subject having met with his mate. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.
1882 scan · p. 200Line 4 · Six, divided
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject (like) the moon nearly full, and (like) a horse (in a chariot) whose fellow disappears. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 200Line 5 · Nine, undivided
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject perfectly sincere, and linking (others) to him in closest union. There will be no error.
1882 scan · p. 200Line 6 · Nine, undivided
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject in chanticleer (trying to) mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.
1882 scan · p. 200James 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 ↗