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1‘Younger men idly occupy their positions:’—the employment of such men is improper. 6. ‘The great ruler delivers his charges:’— thereby he rightly apportions merit. ‘Small men should not be employed:’—they are sure to throw the states into confusion. VII. ‘The Great Symbolism’ here is not more satisfactory than in other paragraphs of it which have already come before us. K(Q Hst says :—‘ As the water is not outside the earth, so soldiers are not outside the people. Therefore if (a ruler) be able to nourish the people, he can get the multitudes (of his hosts).’ Is the meaning this,—that originally the people and soldiers are one body; that a portion of the people are taken out from among the mass, as occasion requires, to do the duty of soldiers; and that the nourishment and education of the people is the best way to have good soldiers ready for use on any emergency? Compare the saying of Confucius in Analects XIII, xxx. What is said on the second line, that the general ‘has received the favour of Heaven,’ refers of course to the entire confidence reposed in him by the ruler or king, the subject of line 5. In this way Thien here is equal to Thien wang, so frequent in the ‘Spring and Autumn,’ and meaning—‘King by the grace of HEX. 8 APPENDIX II. 277 VIII. (The trigram representing) the earth, and over it (that representing) water, form Pi. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, established the various states and maintained an affectionate relation to their princes. 1. From ‘the seeking union with its object’ shown in the first line, divided, there will be other advantages, 2. ‘The movement towards union and attachment proceeds from the inward (mind):’—(the party concerned) does not fail in what is proper to himself. 3. ‘Union is sought with such as ought not to be associated with :’—but will not injury be the result ? 4. ‘Union is sought (by the party intended here) with one beyond himself, and (in this case) with a worthy object:’'—he is following (the ruler) above him. ~ 5. ‘The good fortune belonging to the most illustrious instance of seeking union and attachment’ appears in the correct and central position (of the fifth line, undivided). (The king’s) neglecting (the animals) confronting him (and then fleeing), and (only) taking those who present themselves as it were obediently, is seen in Heaven.’ But the great powers given to the general are from the king’s wish through him to promote the good of all the nation. In military operations there must be one ruling will and mind. A divided authority is sure to be a failure. But ‘a retreat’ is no evidence of failure in a campaign. When advance would lead to disaster, retreat is the regular course to pursue. Other ways can be found to reward small men. They ought not to be placed in situations where the condition of others will depend on them. 4 278 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I.
2When advance would lead to disaster, retreat is the regular course to pursue. Other ways can be found to reward small men. They ought not to be placed in situations where the condition of others will depend on them. 4 278 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. ‘his allowing the escape of those in front of him.’ ‘That the people of his towns do not warn one another (to prevent such escape), shows how he, in his high eminence, has made them pursue the due course. 6. ‘Heseeks union and attachment without taking the first (step to such an end) :’—there is no possibility of a (good) issue. IX. (The trigram representing) the sky, and that representing wind moving above it, form Hsiao Kht. The superior man, in accordance with this, adorns the outward manifestation of his virtue. 1. ‘He returns and pursues his own path :’—it is right that there should be good fortune. 2. ‘ By the attraction (of the subject of the former line) he returns (to its own course), and is in the central place :—neither will he err in what is due from him. 3. ‘Husband and wife look on each other with averted eyes :’—(the subject of line three is like a VIII. ‘Water upon the face of the earth’ is supposed to be an emblem of close union. Of the mere fact of close union this may be accepted as a fair illustration, and of its completeness. Some other symbolism might set forth better the tendency of parties to union, and their seeking it. What is said about the ancient kings is more pertinent to the meaning of the hexagram than in many other applications in ‘the Great Symbolism.’ The king appears in it not only as the centre, but as the cause, of union. ‘The other advantages’ under line 1 refer to all the benefits that will result from sincerity and union, which are in themselves good. It is hardly possible to make what is said under line 5, on the royal huntings, agree with the account of them given on the same line in the duke of KAu’s text. I suspect that there is some corruption of the text. The two verbs ‘neglecting’ and ‘taking’ seem to be used, the one for the other. ° HEX. 9. APPENDIX II. 279 husband who) cannot maintain correctly his relations with his wife. 4. ‘He is possessed of sincerity ; his (ground for) apprehension is dismissed :'-—(the subjects of the lines) above agree in aim with him. 5. ‘He is possessed of sincerity, and draws others to unite with him :’'—he does not use only his own rich resources. 6. ‘The rain has fallen and (the onward progress) is stayed :'—the power (denoted in the figure) has accumulated to the full. ‘If the superior man prosecute his measures, there will be evil :’—he will find himself obstructed.
36. ‘The rain has fallen and (the onward progress) is stayed :'—the power (denoted in the figure) has accumulated to the full. ‘If the superior man prosecute his measures, there will be evil :’—he will find himself obstructed. IX. The suitability of the symbolism here is made all to turn on the wind. ‘Wind,’ says A‘, ‘is simply the air, without solid substance; it can restrain, but not for long.’ The wind moves in the sky for a time, and then ceases. The process of thought from the symbol to the lesson is not easily traced. Is it meant to say that virtue manifesting itself outwardly—in the carriage and speech—is, however good, but a small matter, admirable in an officer, or even a feudal lord, but that we look for more in a king, the Head of a nation? Khing-3ze calls attention to the addition to the duke of Kéu’s explanation in the notice on line 2, that ‘it is in the central place,’ adding that this explains, how the subject of the line restrains himself, and does not go beyond what is due from him. Only half of the symbolism in the Text of line 3 is taken up here. Line 1, it is said, is far from line 4, the mauvais sujet of the hexagram, and little affected by it; line 2 is nearer, but, being in the centre, suffers little; line 3 is close on it, and, not being in the centre, comes under its evil influence; while line 6 gives no help. Line 4 is weak, and in an even place, appropriate to it; and hence its subject is said to ‘have sincerity.’ Being the first line, moreover, of Sun, the two others take their character from it. Line 5, being undivided, and occupying the most important place in the figure, according to the value usually attached to the lines, is 280 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. X. (The trigram representing) the sky above, and below it (that representing the waters of) a marsh, form Lt. The superior man, in accordance with this, discriminates between high and low, and gives settlement to the aims of the people. 1. ‘He treads his accustomed path and goes forward :'—singly and exclusively he carries out his (long-cherished) wishes. 2. ‘A quiet and solitary man, to whom, being firm and correct, there will be good fortune :’—holding the due mean, he will not allow himself to be thrown into disorder. 3. ‘A one-eyed man (who thinks that he) can see:’—he is not fit to see clearly. ‘A lame man (who thinks that he can) tread well:’—one cannot walk along with him. ‘The ill fortune of being bitten’ arises from the place not being the proper one for him. ‘A (mere) bravo acting the part ofa great ruler :’—this is owing to his aims being (too) violent. 4. ‘ He becomes full of apprehensive caution, and in the end there will be good fortune :’—his aim takes effect. 5. ‘He treads resolutely ; and though he be firm and correct, there is peril :-—this is due to his being in the position that is correct and appropriate to him.
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.
1‘Younger men idly occupy their positions:’—the employment of such men is improper. 6. ‘The great ruler delivers his charges:’— thereby he rightly apportions merit. ‘Small men should not be employed:’—they are sure to throw the states into confusion. VII. ‘The Great Symbolism’ here is not more satisfactory than in other paragraphs of it which have already come before us. K(Q Hst says :—‘ As the water is not outside the earth, so soldiers are not outside the people. Therefore if (a ruler) be able to nourish the people, he can get the multitudes (of his hosts).’ Is the meaning this,—that originally the people and soldiers are one body; that a portion of the people are taken out from among the mass, as occasion requires, to do the duty of soldiers; and that the nourishment and education of the people is the best way to have good soldiers ready for use on any emergency? Compare the saying of Confucius in Analects XIII, xxx. What is said on the second line, that the general ‘has received the favour of Heaven,’ refers of course to the entire confidence reposed in him by the ruler or king, the subject of line 5. In this way Thien here is equal to Thien wang, so frequent in the ‘Spring and Autumn,’ and meaning—‘King by the grace of HEX. 8 APPENDIX II. 277 VIII. (The trigram representing) the earth, and over it (that representing) water, form Pi. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, established the various states and maintained an affectionate relation to their princes. 1. From ‘the seeking union with its object’ shown in the first line, divided, there will be other advantages, 2. ‘The movement towards union and attachment proceeds from the inward (mind):’—(the party concerned) does not fail in what is proper to himself. 3. ‘Union is sought with such as ought not to be associated with :’—but will not injury be the result ? 4. ‘Union is sought (by the party intended here) with one beyond himself, and (in this case) with a worthy object:’'—he is following (the ruler) above him. ~ 5. ‘The good fortune belonging to the most illustrious instance of seeking union and attachment’ appears in the correct and central position (of the fifth line, undivided). (The king’s) neglecting (the animals) confronting him (and then fleeing), and (only) taking those who present themselves as it were obediently, is seen in Heaven.’ But the great powers given to the general are from the king’s wish through him to promote the good of all the nation. In military operations there must be one ruling will and mind. A divided authority is sure to be a failure. But ‘a retreat’ is no evidence of failure in a campaign. When advance would lead to disaster, retreat is the regular course to pursue. Other ways can be found to reward small men. They ought not to be placed in situations where the condition of others will depend on them. 4 278 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I.
2When advance would lead to disaster, retreat is the regular course to pursue. Other ways can be found to reward small men. They ought not to be placed in situations where the condition of others will depend on them. 4 278 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. ‘his allowing the escape of those in front of him.’ ‘That the people of his towns do not warn one another (to prevent such escape), shows how he, in his high eminence, has made them pursue the due course. 6. ‘Heseeks union and attachment without taking the first (step to such an end) :’—there is no possibility of a (good) issue. IX. (The trigram representing) the sky, and that representing wind moving above it, form Hsiao Kht. The superior man, in accordance with this, adorns the outward manifestation of his virtue. 1. ‘He returns and pursues his own path :’—it is right that there should be good fortune. 2. ‘ By the attraction (of the subject of the former line) he returns (to its own course), and is in the central place :—neither will he err in what is due from him. 3. ‘Husband and wife look on each other with averted eyes :’—(the subject of line three is like a VIII. ‘Water upon the face of the earth’ is supposed to be an emblem of close union. Of the mere fact of close union this may be accepted as a fair illustration, and of its completeness. Some other symbolism might set forth better the tendency of parties to union, and their seeking it. What is said about the ancient kings is more pertinent to the meaning of the hexagram than in many other applications in ‘the Great Symbolism.’ The king appears in it not only as the centre, but as the cause, of union. ‘The other advantages’ under line 1 refer to all the benefits that will result from sincerity and union, which are in themselves good. It is hardly possible to make what is said under line 5, on the royal huntings, agree with the account of them given on the same line in the duke of KAu’s text. I suspect that there is some corruption of the text. The two verbs ‘neglecting’ and ‘taking’ seem to be used, the one for the other. ° HEX. 9. APPENDIX II. 279 husband who) cannot maintain correctly his relations with his wife. 4. ‘He is possessed of sincerity ; his (ground for) apprehension is dismissed :'-—(the subjects of the lines) above agree in aim with him. 5. ‘He is possessed of sincerity, and draws others to unite with him :’'—he does not use only his own rich resources. 6. ‘The rain has fallen and (the onward progress) is stayed :'—the power (denoted in the figure) has accumulated to the full. ‘If the superior man prosecute his measures, there will be evil :’—he will find himself obstructed.
36. ‘The rain has fallen and (the onward progress) is stayed :'—the power (denoted in the figure) has accumulated to the full. ‘If the superior man prosecute his measures, there will be evil :’—he will find himself obstructed. IX. The suitability of the symbolism here is made all to turn on the wind. ‘Wind,’ says A‘, ‘is simply the air, without solid substance; it can restrain, but not for long.’ The wind moves in the sky for a time, and then ceases. The process of thought from the symbol to the lesson is not easily traced. Is it meant to say that virtue manifesting itself outwardly—in the carriage and speech—is, however good, but a small matter, admirable in an officer, or even a feudal lord, but that we look for more in a king, the Head of a nation? Khing-3ze calls attention to the addition to the duke of Kéu’s explanation in the notice on line 2, that ‘it is in the central place,’ adding that this explains, how the subject of the line restrains himself, and does not go beyond what is due from him. Only half of the symbolism in the Text of line 3 is taken up here. Line 1, it is said, is far from line 4, the mauvais sujet of the hexagram, and little affected by it; line 2 is nearer, but, being in the centre, suffers little; line 3 is close on it, and, not being in the centre, comes under its evil influence; while line 6 gives no help. Line 4 is weak, and in an even place, appropriate to it; and hence its subject is said to ‘have sincerity.’ Being the first line, moreover, of Sun, the two others take their character from it. Line 5, being undivided, and occupying the most important place in the figure, according to the value usually attached to the lines, is 280 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. X. (The trigram representing) the sky above, and below it (that representing the waters of) a marsh, form Lt. The superior man, in accordance with this, discriminates between high and low, and gives settlement to the aims of the people. 1. ‘He treads his accustomed path and goes forward :'—singly and exclusively he carries out his (long-cherished) wishes. 2. ‘A quiet and solitary man, to whom, being firm and correct, there will be good fortune :’—holding the due mean, he will not allow himself to be thrown into disorder. 3. ‘A one-eyed man (who thinks that he) can see:’—he is not fit to see clearly. ‘A lame man (who thinks that he can) tread well:’—one cannot walk along with him. ‘The ill fortune of being bitten’ arises from the place not being the proper one for him. ‘A (mere) bravo acting the part ofa great ruler :’—this is owing to his aims being (too) violent. 4. ‘ He becomes full of apprehensive caution, and in the end there will be good fortune :’—his aim takes effect. 5. ‘He treads resolutely ; and though he be firm and correct, there is peril :-—this is due to his being in the position that is correct and appropriate to him.
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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