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13. ‘He meets with what is disagreeable and hurtful :'—his position is not the proper one for him. 4. ‘It will be advantageous to him to realise the difficulty of his task and be firm, in which case there will be good fortune :—his light has not yet been sufficiently displayed. 5. ‘Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position), and there will be no error :’—he will possess every quality appropriate (to his position and task). 6. ‘He wears the cangue and is deprived of his ears :—he hears, but will not understand. XXII. (The trigram representing) a mountain and that for fire under it form Pi. The superior. man, in accordance with this, throws a brilliancy around his various processes of government, but does not dare (in a similar way) to decide cases of criminal litigation. XXI. Ah&ng-3ze says that thunder and lightning are always found together, and hence their trigrams go together to give the idea of union intended in Shih Ho. The one trigram symbolising majesty and the other brightness or intelligence, the applica- ‘tion of the hexagram here is easier and more natural than in many other cases. 1. ‘There is no-walking :’—that is, the subject of the line will not dare to offend any more. 2. ‘“Being mounted on the strong first line” means,’ says Khang-3ze, ‘ punishing a strong and vehement man, when severity is required, as is denoted by the central position of the line.’ 4. ‘His light has not been sufficiently displayed ;’ that is, there is still something for him to do :—he has to realise the difficulty of his position and be firm. HEX. 22. APPENDIX II. 395 1. ‘He can discard a carriage and walk on foot :'-— righteousness requires that he should not ride. 2. ‘He adorns his beard :’—he rouses himself to action (only) along with the (subject of the) line above. 3. ‘The good fortune consequent on his ever maintaining firm correctness’ is due to this,—that to the end no one will insult him. 4. ‘The place occupied by the fourth line, divided,’ affords ground for doubt (as to its subject); but ‘(as the subject of the third pursues) not as a robber, but as intent on a matrimonial alliance,’ he will in the end have no grudge against him. 5. ‘The good fortune falling to the fifth line, divided,’ affords occasion for joy. 6. ‘ The freedom from error attached to (the subject of) the topmost line, with no ornament but the (simple white), shows how he has attained his aim. XXII. ‘A mountain,’ says Khang-3ze, ‘is a place where we find grass, trees, and a hundred other things. A fire burning below it throws up its light, and brings them all out in beauty; and this gives the {dea of ornament, or being ornamented. The various processes of government are small matters, and elegance and ornament help their course; but great matters of judgment demand the simple, unornamented truth.’ The subject of line 1 does not care for and does not need ornament. He will walk in the way of righteousness without it.
2The various processes of government are small matters, and elegance and ornament help their course; but great matters of judgment demand the simple, unornamented truth.’ The subject of line 1 does not care for and does not need ornament. He will walk in the way of righteousness without it. Paragraph 3 tells us that it is not ornament, but correct firmness, which secures the respect of others. In the fourth place, and cut off from line 1 by 2 and 3, we might doubt how far the subject of 4 would continue loyal to the subject of 1. But he does continue loyal, through the character and object of the subject of 3. The Khang-hsf editors say :—‘ Line 5 occupies the place of honour, and yet prefers simplicity and exalts economy ; its subject 296 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. XXIII. (The trigrams representing) the earth, and (above it) that for a mountain, which adheres to the earth, form Po. Superiors, in accordance with this, seek to strengthen those below them, to secure the peace and stability of their own position. 1. ‘ He overthrows the couch by injuring its legs :’ —thus (he commences) his work of ruin with what is lowest (in the superior man). 2. ‘He destroys the couch by injuring its frame :'— (the superior man) has as yet no associates. 3. That ‘there will be no error on the part of this one among the overthrowers’ arises from the difference between him and the others above and below. 4. ‘ He has overthrown the couch, and (proceeds to injure) the skin (of him who lies on it) :’-—calamity is very near at hand. 5. ‘He obtains for them the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace :'—in the end there will be no grudge against him. 6. ‘The superior man finds himself in a carriage :’—he is carried along by the people. ‘The small men (by their course) overthrow their own dwellings :’'—they can never again be of use to them. might change and transform manners and customs;’—it is a small matter to say of him that he affords occasion for joy. The subject of line 6 has more of the spirit of the hexagram than in most hexagrams. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. XXIII. ‘A mountain, says Yi Fan (towards the end of the Han dynasty), ‘stands out high above the earth; here it appears as lying on the earth :—plainly it has been overturned.’ Qn the HEX. 24. APPENDIX II. 297 XXIV. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for thunder in the midst of it form Fa. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, on the day of the (winter) solstice, shut the gates of the passes (from one state to another), so that the travelling merchants could not (then) pursue their journeys, nor the princes go on with the inspection of their states. 1. ‘Returning (from an error) of no great extent’ is the prelude to the cultivation of the person.
31. ‘Returning (from an error) of no great extent’ is the prelude to the cultivation of the person. 2. ‘The good fortune attendant on the admirable return (of the subject of the second line)’ is due to his condescension to the virtuous (subject of the line) below. 3. Notwithstanding ‘the perilous position of him other hand, Lif Mai (early in the Sung dynasty) says :—‘ A mountain has the earth for its foundation. If the earth be thick, the mountain preserves its height. So it is with the sovereign and people.’ The application might be deduced from either view. It is hard to tell whether ‘the lowest’ in paragraph 1 should be supplemented as I have done. If not, then the explanation is a mere truism. Khang-3ze is precise and decisive in supplementing the explanation of paragraph 2 as in the translation. See on the Text of lines 3 and 4. On paragraph 5, the Khang-hsf editors say admirably :—‘ The fifth line is weak, and yet occupies the most honourable place in the figure-—emblematic of a queen; and as its subject leads on the subjects of the other lines to obtain the favours given to the inmates of the palace, she, it is plain, has neither jealousy nor any other injurious temper that might incur blame for tending to overthrow the ruler.’ Paragraph 6 shows the ruler restored to the favour of the people, and the restoration of concord in the state. The small men have done their worst, and there is an end of their attempts— for a time. 298 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. who has made many returns,’ there will be no error through (his aiming after righteousness). 4. ‘He moves right in the centre (among those represented by the other divided lines), and yet returns alone :'—his object is to pursue the (proper) path. 5. ‘The noble return, giving no ground for repentance, is due to (the subject of the line) striving to perfect himself in accordance with his central position. 6. ‘ The evil consequent on being all astray on the subject of returning’ is because the course pursued is contrary to the proper course for a ruler. XXIV. ‘Thunder in the midst of the earth’ is thunder shut up and silent, just able to make its presence felt. So is it with the first genial stirrings of life after the winter solstice ; so is it with the first returning steps of the wanderer to virtue. As the spring of life has to be nursed in quietness, so also has the purpose of good. The ancient statutes here referred to must have been like the present cessation from public and private business at the time of the new year, when all the Chinese people are for a time dissolved in festivity and joy.
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.
13. ‘He meets with what is disagreeable and hurtful :'—his position is not the proper one for him. 4. ‘It will be advantageous to him to realise the difficulty of his task and be firm, in which case there will be good fortune :—his light has not yet been sufficiently displayed. 5. ‘Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position), and there will be no error :’—he will possess every quality appropriate (to his position and task). 6. ‘He wears the cangue and is deprived of his ears :—he hears, but will not understand. XXII. (The trigram representing) a mountain and that for fire under it form Pi. The superior. man, in accordance with this, throws a brilliancy around his various processes of government, but does not dare (in a similar way) to decide cases of criminal litigation. XXI. Ah&ng-3ze says that thunder and lightning are always found together, and hence their trigrams go together to give the idea of union intended in Shih Ho. The one trigram symbolising majesty and the other brightness or intelligence, the applica- ‘tion of the hexagram here is easier and more natural than in many other cases. 1. ‘There is no-walking :’—that is, the subject of the line will not dare to offend any more. 2. ‘“Being mounted on the strong first line” means,’ says Khang-3ze, ‘ punishing a strong and vehement man, when severity is required, as is denoted by the central position of the line.’ 4. ‘His light has not been sufficiently displayed ;’ that is, there is still something for him to do :—he has to realise the difficulty of his position and be firm. HEX. 22. APPENDIX II. 395 1. ‘He can discard a carriage and walk on foot :'-— righteousness requires that he should not ride. 2. ‘He adorns his beard :’—he rouses himself to action (only) along with the (subject of the) line above. 3. ‘The good fortune consequent on his ever maintaining firm correctness’ is due to this,—that to the end no one will insult him. 4. ‘The place occupied by the fourth line, divided,’ affords ground for doubt (as to its subject); but ‘(as the subject of the third pursues) not as a robber, but as intent on a matrimonial alliance,’ he will in the end have no grudge against him. 5. ‘The good fortune falling to the fifth line, divided,’ affords occasion for joy. 6. ‘ The freedom from error attached to (the subject of) the topmost line, with no ornament but the (simple white), shows how he has attained his aim. XXII. ‘A mountain,’ says Khang-3ze, ‘is a place where we find grass, trees, and a hundred other things. A fire burning below it throws up its light, and brings them all out in beauty; and this gives the {dea of ornament, or being ornamented. The various processes of government are small matters, and elegance and ornament help their course; but great matters of judgment demand the simple, unornamented truth.’ The subject of line 1 does not care for and does not need ornament. He will walk in the way of righteousness without it.
2The various processes of government are small matters, and elegance and ornament help their course; but great matters of judgment demand the simple, unornamented truth.’ The subject of line 1 does not care for and does not need ornament. He will walk in the way of righteousness without it. Paragraph 3 tells us that it is not ornament, but correct firmness, which secures the respect of others. In the fourth place, and cut off from line 1 by 2 and 3, we might doubt how far the subject of 4 would continue loyal to the subject of 1. But he does continue loyal, through the character and object of the subject of 3. The Khang-hsf editors say :—‘ Line 5 occupies the place of honour, and yet prefers simplicity and exalts economy ; its subject 296 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. XXIII. (The trigrams representing) the earth, and (above it) that for a mountain, which adheres to the earth, form Po. Superiors, in accordance with this, seek to strengthen those below them, to secure the peace and stability of their own position. 1. ‘ He overthrows the couch by injuring its legs :’ —thus (he commences) his work of ruin with what is lowest (in the superior man). 2. ‘He destroys the couch by injuring its frame :'— (the superior man) has as yet no associates. 3. That ‘there will be no error on the part of this one among the overthrowers’ arises from the difference between him and the others above and below. 4. ‘ He has overthrown the couch, and (proceeds to injure) the skin (of him who lies on it) :’-—calamity is very near at hand. 5. ‘He obtains for them the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace :'—in the end there will be no grudge against him. 6. ‘The superior man finds himself in a carriage :’—he is carried along by the people. ‘The small men (by their course) overthrow their own dwellings :’'—they can never again be of use to them. might change and transform manners and customs;’—it is a small matter to say of him that he affords occasion for joy. The subject of line 6 has more of the spirit of the hexagram than in most hexagrams. His being clothed in simple white crowns the lesson that ornament must be kept in a secondary place. XXIII. ‘A mountain, says Yi Fan (towards the end of the Han dynasty), ‘stands out high above the earth; here it appears as lying on the earth :—plainly it has been overturned.’ Qn the HEX. 24. APPENDIX II. 297 XXIV. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for thunder in the midst of it form Fa. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, on the day of the (winter) solstice, shut the gates of the passes (from one state to another), so that the travelling merchants could not (then) pursue their journeys, nor the princes go on with the inspection of their states. 1. ‘Returning (from an error) of no great extent’ is the prelude to the cultivation of the person.
31. ‘Returning (from an error) of no great extent’ is the prelude to the cultivation of the person. 2. ‘The good fortune attendant on the admirable return (of the subject of the second line)’ is due to his condescension to the virtuous (subject of the line) below. 3. Notwithstanding ‘the perilous position of him other hand, Lif Mai (early in the Sung dynasty) says :—‘ A mountain has the earth for its foundation. If the earth be thick, the mountain preserves its height. So it is with the sovereign and people.’ The application might be deduced from either view. It is hard to tell whether ‘the lowest’ in paragraph 1 should be supplemented as I have done. If not, then the explanation is a mere truism. Khang-3ze is precise and decisive in supplementing the explanation of paragraph 2 as in the translation. See on the Text of lines 3 and 4. On paragraph 5, the Khang-hsf editors say admirably :—‘ The fifth line is weak, and yet occupies the most honourable place in the figure-—emblematic of a queen; and as its subject leads on the subjects of the other lines to obtain the favours given to the inmates of the palace, she, it is plain, has neither jealousy nor any other injurious temper that might incur blame for tending to overthrow the ruler.’ Paragraph 6 shows the ruler restored to the favour of the people, and the restoration of concord in the state. The small men have done their worst, and there is an end of their attempts— for a time. 298 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. I. who has made many returns,’ there will be no error through (his aiming after righteousness). 4. ‘He moves right in the centre (among those represented by the other divided lines), and yet returns alone :'—his object is to pursue the (proper) path. 5. ‘The noble return, giving no ground for repentance, is due to (the subject of the line) striving to perfect himself in accordance with his central position. 6. ‘ The evil consequent on being all astray on the subject of returning’ is because the course pursued is contrary to the proper course for a ruler. XXIV. ‘Thunder in the midst of the earth’ is thunder shut up and silent, just able to make its presence felt. So is it with the first genial stirrings of life after the winter solstice ; so is it with the first returning steps of the wanderer to virtue. As the spring of life has to be nursed in quietness, so also has the purpose of good. The ancient statutes here referred to must have been like the present cessation from public and private business at the time of the new year, when all the Chinese people are for a time dissolved in festivity and joy.
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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