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1There will be good fortune in the end. 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows the caldron with its feet broken; and its contents, designed for the ruler’s use, overturned and spilt. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil. will have a contrary effect ; and if he have further secured general confidence, he may proceed to the greatest changes, even to change the dynasty, —‘ with good fortune.’ The conditions favourable to his action are said to be such as these :—The line has passed from the lower trigram into the upper; water and fire come in it into contact ; the fourth place is that of the minister immediately below the ruler’s seat. All these considerations demand action from the subject of 4 in harmony with the idea of the hexagram. Line 5 has every quality proper to ‘the lord of the hexagram,’ and his action will be in every way beneficial. He is symbolled by the tiger; and the changes which he makes by the bright stripes of the tiger when he has changed his coat. . Line 6 is weak, but its subject is penetrated with the spirit of the hexagram. If its subject be a superior man, only inferior to ‘the great man,’ immediately below, the changes he makes will be inferior only to his. If he be a small man, he will be compliant and submissive. The lesson for him, however, is to abide firm and correct without taking any action of his own. SECT. II. THE TING HEXAGRAM. 171 5. The fifth line, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct. 6. The sixth line, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous. L. Ting was originally a pictorial character,representing a caldron with three feet and two ears, used for cooking and preparing food for the table (the mat in old times) and the altar. The picture has disappeared from the character, but it is said that in the hexagram we have an outline from which fancy may construct the vessel. The lower line, divided, represents its feet; lines 2, 3, 4, all undivided, represent the body of it; line 5, divided, represents its two ears; and line 6, undivided, the handle by which it was carried, or suspended from a hook. Appendix VI makes Ting follow Ko in the order of the hexagrams, because there is no’ changer of the appearance and character of things equal to the furnace and caldron!
2Appendix VI makes Ting follow Ko in the order of the hexagrams, because there is no’ changer of the appearance and character of things equal to the furnace and caldron! Ting and 3ing (48) are the only two hexagrams named from things in ordinary use with men; and they are both descriptive of the government’s work of nourishing. There are three hexagrams of which that is the theme, f (27), under which we are told in Appendix I that ‘the sages nourished men of worth, by means of them to reach to the myriads of the people.’ 3ing treats of the nourishment of the people generally by the government through its agricultural and other methods; Ting treats of the nourishment of men of talents and virtue; and that being understood, it is said, without more ado, that it ‘intimates great progress and success.’ The Text that follows, however, is more difficult to interpret than that of Zing. Line 1 is weak, and little or nothing can be expected from its subject. But it has a proper correlate in the strong 4; and the disastrous overthrow, causing the feet to be directed towards 4, is understood to be lucky, as accelerating the co-operation of their two lines! The overturned caldron is thereby emptied of bad stuff that had accumulated in it!! The writer uses another illustration, which comes to the same thing. A concubine is less honourable than a wife,—like the overthrown caldron. But if she have a son, 172 THE yf KING. TEXT. LI. Tue A&An HExaGRAM. Kan gives the intimation of ease and development. When (the time of) movement (which it indicates) comes, (the subject of the hexagram) will be found looking out with apprehension, and yet while the proper wife has none, he will be his father’s heir, and the mother, the concubine, will share in the honour of his position. Thus the issue of what was so unpromising is good. At least ‘there is no mistake.’ The above is what is found in the best commentaries on the paragraph. I give it, but am myself dissatisfied with it. Line 2 is strong. ‘The enemy’ is the first line, which solicits 1. One, however, is able to resist the solicitation; and the whole paragraph gives a good auspice. The personal pronoun seems to show that the whole was, or was intended to be, understood as an oracular response in divination. This paragraph is rhymed, moreover, as are also 1, 3, and 4 :— ‘In the caldron is good fare, See my foe with angry glare; But touch me he does not dare.’ Line 3 is also strong, and in the proper place; and if its correlate were the divided 5, its auspice would be entirely good. But instead of 5, its correlate is the strong 6. The place of the ears at 5 has been changed. ‘Things promise badly. The advance of 3 is stopped. The good meat in the caldron which it symbolises will not be eaten. But 3 keeping firm 5 will by and by seek its society! The yin and the yang will mingle, and their union will be followed by genial rain. The issue will be good.
3‘Things promise badly. The advance of 3 is stopped. The good meat in the caldron which it symbolises will not be eaten. But 3 keeping firm 5 will by and by seek its society! The yin and the yang will mingle, and their union will be followed by genial rain. The issue will be good. Line 4 is in the place of a great minister, who is charged with the most difficult duties, which no single man can sustain. Then the strength of 4 is weakened by being in an even place, and its correlate is the weak 1 in the lowest place. Its subject is insufficient of SECT. II. THE KAN HEXAGRAM. 173 smiling and talking cheerfully. When the movement (like a crash of thunder) terrifies all within a hundred li, he will be (like the sincere worshipper) who is not (startled into) letting go his ladle and (cup of) sacrificial spirits. 1, The first line, undivided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, in a position of peril. He judges it better to let go the articles (in his possession), and to ascend a very lofty height. There is no occasion for him to pursue after (the things he has let go); in seven days he will find them. 3. The third line, divided, shows its subject distraught amid the startling movements going on. If those movements excite him to (right) action, there will be no mistake. himself for his work, and he has no sufficient help; and the result will be evil. ‘Paragraph 5,’ says the Daily Lecture, ‘ praises the ruler as condescending to the worthy with his humble virtue.’ ‘Yellow’ has occurred repeatedly as ‘a correct colour;’ and here ‘the yellow ears and strong rings of metal’ are intended to intensify our appreciation of the occupant of 5. As the line is divided, a caution is added about being firm and correct. Line 6 is strong, but the strength is tempered by its being in an even place. It is this which makes the handle to be of jade, which, though very hard, is supposed to have a peculiar and rich softness of its own. The auspice of the line is very good. ‘The great minister,’ it is said, ‘the subject of 6, performs for the ruler, the subject of 5, in helping his government and nourishing the worthy, the part which the handle does for the caldron. 174 THE yf KING. TEXT. 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject, amid the startling movements, supinely sinking (deeper) in the mud. . 5. The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can accomplish).
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.
1There will be good fortune in the end. 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows the caldron with its feet broken; and its contents, designed for the ruler’s use, overturned and spilt. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil. will have a contrary effect ; and if he have further secured general confidence, he may proceed to the greatest changes, even to change the dynasty, —‘ with good fortune.’ The conditions favourable to his action are said to be such as these :—The line has passed from the lower trigram into the upper; water and fire come in it into contact ; the fourth place is that of the minister immediately below the ruler’s seat. All these considerations demand action from the subject of 4 in harmony with the idea of the hexagram. Line 5 has every quality proper to ‘the lord of the hexagram,’ and his action will be in every way beneficial. He is symbolled by the tiger; and the changes which he makes by the bright stripes of the tiger when he has changed his coat. . Line 6 is weak, but its subject is penetrated with the spirit of the hexagram. If its subject be a superior man, only inferior to ‘the great man,’ immediately below, the changes he makes will be inferior only to his. If he be a small man, he will be compliant and submissive. The lesson for him, however, is to abide firm and correct without taking any action of his own. SECT. II. THE TING HEXAGRAM. 171 5. The fifth line, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct. 6. The sixth line, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous. L. Ting was originally a pictorial character,representing a caldron with three feet and two ears, used for cooking and preparing food for the table (the mat in old times) and the altar. The picture has disappeared from the character, but it is said that in the hexagram we have an outline from which fancy may construct the vessel. The lower line, divided, represents its feet; lines 2, 3, 4, all undivided, represent the body of it; line 5, divided, represents its two ears; and line 6, undivided, the handle by which it was carried, or suspended from a hook. Appendix VI makes Ting follow Ko in the order of the hexagrams, because there is no’ changer of the appearance and character of things equal to the furnace and caldron!
2Appendix VI makes Ting follow Ko in the order of the hexagrams, because there is no’ changer of the appearance and character of things equal to the furnace and caldron! Ting and 3ing (48) are the only two hexagrams named from things in ordinary use with men; and they are both descriptive of the government’s work of nourishing. There are three hexagrams of which that is the theme, f (27), under which we are told in Appendix I that ‘the sages nourished men of worth, by means of them to reach to the myriads of the people.’ 3ing treats of the nourishment of the people generally by the government through its agricultural and other methods; Ting treats of the nourishment of men of talents and virtue; and that being understood, it is said, without more ado, that it ‘intimates great progress and success.’ The Text that follows, however, is more difficult to interpret than that of Zing. Line 1 is weak, and little or nothing can be expected from its subject. But it has a proper correlate in the strong 4; and the disastrous overthrow, causing the feet to be directed towards 4, is understood to be lucky, as accelerating the co-operation of their two lines! The overturned caldron is thereby emptied of bad stuff that had accumulated in it!! The writer uses another illustration, which comes to the same thing. A concubine is less honourable than a wife,—like the overthrown caldron. But if she have a son, 172 THE yf KING. TEXT. LI. Tue A&An HExaGRAM. Kan gives the intimation of ease and development. When (the time of) movement (which it indicates) comes, (the subject of the hexagram) will be found looking out with apprehension, and yet while the proper wife has none, he will be his father’s heir, and the mother, the concubine, will share in the honour of his position. Thus the issue of what was so unpromising is good. At least ‘there is no mistake.’ The above is what is found in the best commentaries on the paragraph. I give it, but am myself dissatisfied with it. Line 2 is strong. ‘The enemy’ is the first line, which solicits 1. One, however, is able to resist the solicitation; and the whole paragraph gives a good auspice. The personal pronoun seems to show that the whole was, or was intended to be, understood as an oracular response in divination. This paragraph is rhymed, moreover, as are also 1, 3, and 4 :— ‘In the caldron is good fare, See my foe with angry glare; But touch me he does not dare.’ Line 3 is also strong, and in the proper place; and if its correlate were the divided 5, its auspice would be entirely good. But instead of 5, its correlate is the strong 6. The place of the ears at 5 has been changed. ‘Things promise badly. The advance of 3 is stopped. The good meat in the caldron which it symbolises will not be eaten. But 3 keeping firm 5 will by and by seek its society! The yin and the yang will mingle, and their union will be followed by genial rain. The issue will be good.
3‘Things promise badly. The advance of 3 is stopped. The good meat in the caldron which it symbolises will not be eaten. But 3 keeping firm 5 will by and by seek its society! The yin and the yang will mingle, and their union will be followed by genial rain. The issue will be good. Line 4 is in the place of a great minister, who is charged with the most difficult duties, which no single man can sustain. Then the strength of 4 is weakened by being in an even place, and its correlate is the weak 1 in the lowest place. Its subject is insufficient of SECT. II. THE KAN HEXAGRAM. 173 smiling and talking cheerfully. When the movement (like a crash of thunder) terrifies all within a hundred li, he will be (like the sincere worshipper) who is not (startled into) letting go his ladle and (cup of) sacrificial spirits. 1, The first line, undivided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune. 2. The second line, divided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, in a position of peril. He judges it better to let go the articles (in his possession), and to ascend a very lofty height. There is no occasion for him to pursue after (the things he has let go); in seven days he will find them. 3. The third line, divided, shows its subject distraught amid the startling movements going on. If those movements excite him to (right) action, there will be no mistake. himself for his work, and he has no sufficient help; and the result will be evil. ‘Paragraph 5,’ says the Daily Lecture, ‘ praises the ruler as condescending to the worthy with his humble virtue.’ ‘Yellow’ has occurred repeatedly as ‘a correct colour;’ and here ‘the yellow ears and strong rings of metal’ are intended to intensify our appreciation of the occupant of 5. As the line is divided, a caution is added about being firm and correct. Line 6 is strong, but the strength is tempered by its being in an even place. It is this which makes the handle to be of jade, which, though very hard, is supposed to have a peculiar and rich softness of its own. The auspice of the line is very good. ‘The great minister,’ it is said, ‘the subject of 6, performs for the ruler, the subject of 5, in helping his government and nourishing the worthy, the part which the handle does for the caldron. 174 THE yf KING. TEXT. 4. The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject, amid the startling movements, supinely sinking (deeper) in the mud. . 5. The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can accomplish).
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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