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1We have still different symbolism under line 6. Its strong subject, notwithstanding the attempts against him, survives, and acquires fresh vigour. The people again cherish their sovereign, and the plotters have wrought to their own overthrow. 108 THE yf KING. TEXT. entrances; friends come to him, and no error is committed. He will return and repeat his (proper) course. In seven days comes his return. There will be advantage in whatever direction movement is made. 1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject returning (from an error) of no great extent, which would not proceed to anything requiring repentance. There will be great good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows the admirable return (of its subject). There will be good fortune. 3. The third line, divided, shows one who has made repeated returns. The position is perilous, but there will be no error. 4. The fourth line, divided, shows its subject moving right in the centre (among those represented by the other divided lines), and yet returning alone (to his proper path). 5. The fifth line, divided, shows the noble return of its subject. There will be no ground for repentance. 6. The topmost line, divided, shows its subject all astray on the subject of returning. There will be evil. There will be calamities and errors. If with his views he put the hosts in motion, the end will be a great defeat, whose issues will extend to the ruler of the state. Even in ten years he will not be able to repair the disaster. XXIV. FQ symbolises the idea of returning, coming back or over again. The last hexagram showed us inferior prevailing over superior men, all that is good in nature and society yielding before what is bad. But change is the law of nature and society. When decay has reached its climax, recovery will begin to take place. In Po we had one strong topmost line, and five weak lines below SECT, I. THE WO WANG HEXAGRAM, 109 XXV. Tue WO Wane HeExacram. Wat Wang indicates great progress and success, while there will be advantage in being firm and it; here we have one strong line, and five weak lines above it. To illustrate the subject from what we see in nature,—Po is the hexagram of the ninth month, in which the triumph of cold and decay in the year is nearly complete. It is complete in the tenth month, whose hexagram is Khwan = =; then follows our hex- agram FQ, belonging to the eleventh month, in which was the winter solstice when the sun turned back in his course, and moved with a constant regular progress towards the summer solstice. In harmony with these changes of nature are the changes in the political and social state of a nation. There is nothing in the Yi to suggest the hope of a perfect society or kingdom that cannot be moved.
2In harmony with these changes of nature are the changes in the political and social state of a nation. There is nothing in the Yi to suggest the hope of a perfect society or kingdom that cannot be moved. The strong bottom line is the first of Xan, the trigram of movement, and the upper trigram is KhwAn, denoting docility and capacity. The strong returning line will meet with no distressing obstacle, and the weak lines will change before it into strong, and be as friends. The bright quality will be developed brighter and brighter from day to day, and month to month. The sentence, ‘In seven days comes his return,’ occasions some perplexity. If the reader will refer to hexagrams 44, 33, 12, 20, 23, and 2, he will see that during the months denoted by those figures, the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, gth, and roth, the yin lines have gradually been prevailing over the yang, until in Khw&n (2) they have extruded them entirely from the lineal figure. Then comes our FQ, as a seventh figure, in which the yang line begins to reassert itself, and from which it goes on to extrude the yin lines in their turn. Explained therefore of the months of the year, we have to take a day fora month. And something analogous—we cannot say exactly what—must have place in society and the state. 110 THE yf KING. TEXT. correct. If (its subject and his action) be not correct, he will fall into errors, and it will not be advantageous for him to move in any direction. 1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject free from all insincerity. His advance will be accompanied with good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows one who reaps without having ploughed (that he might reap), and gathers the produce of his third year’s fields without having cultivated them the first year for that end. To such a one there will be advantage in whatever direction he may move. 3. The third line, divided, shows calamity happening to one who is free from insincerity ;—as in The concluding auspice or oracle to him who finds this Fa by divination is what we might expect. The subject of line 1 is of course the undivided line, meaning here, says Khing-3ze, ‘the way of the superior man.’ There must have been some deviation from that, or ‘ returning’ could not be spoken of. Line 2 is in its proper place, and-central; but it is weak. This is more than compensated for, however, by its adherence to line 1, the fifth line not being a proper correlate. Hence the return of its subject is called excellent or admirable. Line 3 is weak, and in the uneven place of a strong line. It is the top line, moreover, of the trigram whose attribute is movement. Hence the symbolism; but any evil issue may be prevented by a realisation of danger and by caution. Line 4 has its proper correlate in 1; different from all the other weak lines; and its course is different accordingly. Line g is in the central place of honour, and the middle line of Khwa&n, denoting docility. Hence its auspice.
3Line 4 has its proper correlate in 1; different from all the other weak lines; and its course is different accordingly. Line g is in the central place of honour, and the middle line of Khwa&n, denoting docility. Hence its auspice. Line 6 is weak ; and being at the top of the hexagram, when its action of returning is all concluded, action on the part of its subject will lead to evils such as are mentioned. ‘Ten years’ seems to be a round number, signifying a long time, as in hexagram 3. 2. SECT. I, THE w0 WANG HEXAGRAM. II! _ the case of an ox that has been tied up. A passer by finds it (and carries it off), while the people in the neighbourhood have the calamity (of being accused and apprehended). 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows (a case) in which, if its subject can remain firm and correct, there will be no error. 5. The fifth line, undivided, shows one who is free from insincerity, and yet has fallen ill. Let him not use medicine, and he will have occasion for joy (in his recovery). 6. The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject free from insincerity, yet sure to fall into error, if he take action. (His action) will not be advantageous in any way. XXV. Wang is the symbol of being reckless, and often of being insincere; WQ Wang is descriptive of a state of entire freedom from such a condition ; its subject is one who is entirely simple and sincere. The quality is characteristic of the action of Heaven, and of the highest style of humanity. In this hexagram we have an essay on this noble attribute. An absolute rectitude is essential to it. The nearer one comes to the ideal of the quality, the more powerful will be his influence, the greater his success. But let him see to it that he never swerve from being correct. The first line is strong; at the commencement of the inner trigram denoting movement, the action of its subject will very much characterise all the action set forth, and will itself be fortunate. Line 2 is weak, central, and in its correct place. The quality may be predicated of it in its highest degree. There is an entire freedom in its subject from selfish or mercenary motive. He is good simply for goodness’ sake. And things are so constituted that his action will be successful. But calamity may also sometimes befal the best, and where there is this freedom from insincerity ; and line 3 being weak, and in the place of an even line, lays its subject open to this misfortune. ‘The people of the neighbourhood’ are of course entirely innocent. Line 4 is the lowest in the trigram of strength, and 1 is not a 112 THE yf KING. TEXT. XXVI. Tue TA Kn HexacramM. Under the conditions of T4 A£0 it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (If its subject do not seek to) enjoy his revenues in his own family (without taking service at court), there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1We have still different symbolism under line 6. Its strong subject, notwithstanding the attempts against him, survives, and acquires fresh vigour. The people again cherish their sovereign, and the plotters have wrought to their own overthrow. 108 THE yf KING. TEXT. entrances; friends come to him, and no error is committed. He will return and repeat his (proper) course. In seven days comes his return. There will be advantage in whatever direction movement is made. 1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject returning (from an error) of no great extent, which would not proceed to anything requiring repentance. There will be great good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows the admirable return (of its subject). There will be good fortune. 3. The third line, divided, shows one who has made repeated returns. The position is perilous, but there will be no error. 4. The fourth line, divided, shows its subject moving right in the centre (among those represented by the other divided lines), and yet returning alone (to his proper path). 5. The fifth line, divided, shows the noble return of its subject. There will be no ground for repentance. 6. The topmost line, divided, shows its subject all astray on the subject of returning. There will be evil. There will be calamities and errors. If with his views he put the hosts in motion, the end will be a great defeat, whose issues will extend to the ruler of the state. Even in ten years he will not be able to repair the disaster. XXIV. FQ symbolises the idea of returning, coming back or over again. The last hexagram showed us inferior prevailing over superior men, all that is good in nature and society yielding before what is bad. But change is the law of nature and society. When decay has reached its climax, recovery will begin to take place. In Po we had one strong topmost line, and five weak lines below SECT, I. THE WO WANG HEXAGRAM, 109 XXV. Tue WO Wane HeExacram. Wat Wang indicates great progress and success, while there will be advantage in being firm and it; here we have one strong line, and five weak lines above it. To illustrate the subject from what we see in nature,—Po is the hexagram of the ninth month, in which the triumph of cold and decay in the year is nearly complete. It is complete in the tenth month, whose hexagram is Khwan = =; then follows our hex- agram FQ, belonging to the eleventh month, in which was the winter solstice when the sun turned back in his course, and moved with a constant regular progress towards the summer solstice. In harmony with these changes of nature are the changes in the political and social state of a nation. There is nothing in the Yi to suggest the hope of a perfect society or kingdom that cannot be moved.
2In harmony with these changes of nature are the changes in the political and social state of a nation. There is nothing in the Yi to suggest the hope of a perfect society or kingdom that cannot be moved. The strong bottom line is the first of Xan, the trigram of movement, and the upper trigram is KhwAn, denoting docility and capacity. The strong returning line will meet with no distressing obstacle, and the weak lines will change before it into strong, and be as friends. The bright quality will be developed brighter and brighter from day to day, and month to month. The sentence, ‘In seven days comes his return,’ occasions some perplexity. If the reader will refer to hexagrams 44, 33, 12, 20, 23, and 2, he will see that during the months denoted by those figures, the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, gth, and roth, the yin lines have gradually been prevailing over the yang, until in Khw&n (2) they have extruded them entirely from the lineal figure. Then comes our FQ, as a seventh figure, in which the yang line begins to reassert itself, and from which it goes on to extrude the yin lines in their turn. Explained therefore of the months of the year, we have to take a day fora month. And something analogous—we cannot say exactly what—must have place in society and the state. 110 THE yf KING. TEXT. correct. If (its subject and his action) be not correct, he will fall into errors, and it will not be advantageous for him to move in any direction. 1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject free from all insincerity. His advance will be accompanied with good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows one who reaps without having ploughed (that he might reap), and gathers the produce of his third year’s fields without having cultivated them the first year for that end. To such a one there will be advantage in whatever direction he may move. 3. The third line, divided, shows calamity happening to one who is free from insincerity ;—as in The concluding auspice or oracle to him who finds this Fa by divination is what we might expect. The subject of line 1 is of course the undivided line, meaning here, says Khing-3ze, ‘the way of the superior man.’ There must have been some deviation from that, or ‘ returning’ could not be spoken of. Line 2 is in its proper place, and-central; but it is weak. This is more than compensated for, however, by its adherence to line 1, the fifth line not being a proper correlate. Hence the return of its subject is called excellent or admirable. Line 3 is weak, and in the uneven place of a strong line. It is the top line, moreover, of the trigram whose attribute is movement. Hence the symbolism; but any evil issue may be prevented by a realisation of danger and by caution. Line 4 has its proper correlate in 1; different from all the other weak lines; and its course is different accordingly. Line g is in the central place of honour, and the middle line of Khwa&n, denoting docility. Hence its auspice.
3Line 4 has its proper correlate in 1; different from all the other weak lines; and its course is different accordingly. Line g is in the central place of honour, and the middle line of Khwa&n, denoting docility. Hence its auspice. Line 6 is weak ; and being at the top of the hexagram, when its action of returning is all concluded, action on the part of its subject will lead to evils such as are mentioned. ‘Ten years’ seems to be a round number, signifying a long time, as in hexagram 3. 2. SECT. I, THE w0 WANG HEXAGRAM. II! _ the case of an ox that has been tied up. A passer by finds it (and carries it off), while the people in the neighbourhood have the calamity (of being accused and apprehended). 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows (a case) in which, if its subject can remain firm and correct, there will be no error. 5. The fifth line, undivided, shows one who is free from insincerity, and yet has fallen ill. Let him not use medicine, and he will have occasion for joy (in his recovery). 6. The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject free from insincerity, yet sure to fall into error, if he take action. (His action) will not be advantageous in any way. XXV. Wang is the symbol of being reckless, and often of being insincere; WQ Wang is descriptive of a state of entire freedom from such a condition ; its subject is one who is entirely simple and sincere. The quality is characteristic of the action of Heaven, and of the highest style of humanity. In this hexagram we have an essay on this noble attribute. An absolute rectitude is essential to it. The nearer one comes to the ideal of the quality, the more powerful will be his influence, the greater his success. But let him see to it that he never swerve from being correct. The first line is strong; at the commencement of the inner trigram denoting movement, the action of its subject will very much characterise all the action set forth, and will itself be fortunate. Line 2 is weak, central, and in its correct place. The quality may be predicated of it in its highest degree. There is an entire freedom in its subject from selfish or mercenary motive. He is good simply for goodness’ sake. And things are so constituted that his action will be successful. But calamity may also sometimes befal the best, and where there is this freedom from insincerity ; and line 3 being weak, and in the place of an even line, lays its subject open to this misfortune. ‘The people of the neighbourhood’ are of course entirely innocent. Line 4 is the lowest in the trigram of strength, and 1 is not a 112 THE yf KING. TEXT. XXVI. Tue TA Kn HexacramM. Under the conditions of T4 A£0 it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (If its subject do not seek to) enjoy his revenues in his own family (without taking service at court), there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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