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1Paragraph 2. Line 2 is in the centre of its trigram, and that position, here as often elsewhere, symbolises the course of its subject. Paragraph 3. The Khang-hsi editors make the application here= ‘nowhere can he bear (to remain).’ X 2 308 THE APPENDIXES, SECT. IT. XXXIII. (The trigram representing) the sky and below it that for a mountain form Thun. The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps small men ata distance, not by showing that he hates them, but by his own dignified gravity. 1. There is ‘the perilousness of the position shown by the retiring tail :’—but if ‘no movement’ be made, what disaster can there be ? 2. ‘He holds it as by (a thong from the hide of) a yellow ox :'-—his purpose is firm. 3. ‘The peril connected with the case of one retiring, though bound,’ is due to the (consequent) distress and exhaustion. ‘If he were (to deal as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him:’—but a great affair cannot be dealt with in this way. 4. ‘A superior man retires notwithstanding his likings ; a small man cannot attain to this.’ 5. ‘He retires in an admirable way, and with firm correctness there will be good fortune :'—this is due to the rectitude of his purpose. 6. ‘He retires in a noble way, and his doing so will be advantageous in every respect:'—he who does so has no doubts about his course. From paragraph 5 it appears that what is right will vary in different cases. The lesson of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right in each particular case. XXXIII. AQ Hst says :—‘ The sky is illimitable ; a mountain is high, but has its limits; the union of these is an emblem of retiring.’ I do not understand such embleming. A/&ng-jze says :— ‘ Below the sky is a mountain. The mountain rises up below the sky, and its height is arrested, while the sky goes up higher and higher, till they come to be apart from each other. In this we have an emblem of retiring and avoiding.’ We feel somewhat as HEX. 34. APPENDIX II. 309 XXXIV. (The trigram representing) heaven and above it that for thunder form TA Awang. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not take a step which is not according to propriety. 1. ‘He manifests his vigour in his toes :’—this will certainly lead to exhaustion. 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune :’'—this is due to its being in the centre, (and its subject exemplifying the due mean). 3. ‘The small man uses all his strength; in the case of the superior man it is his rule not to do so.’ 4. ‘The fence is opened and the horns are not entangled :’—(the subject of the line) still advances. 5. ‘He loses his ram and hardly perceives it :’-— he is not in his appropriate place. 6. ‘He is unable either to retreat or to advance :’— this is owing to his want of care. ‘If he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune :’—his error will not be prolonged.
25. ‘He loses his ram and hardly perceives it :’-— he is not in his appropriate place. 6. ‘He is unable either to retreat or to advance :’— this is owing to his want of care. ‘If he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune :’—his error will not be prolonged. if there were a meaning in this; but, as in many other cases, both the symbolism and its application are but dimly apprehended. - The symbolism of the various lines is sufficiently explained on the Text. Paragraph 5 is but a repetition of the Text without additional explanation. XXXIV. In illustration of the symbolism of the trigrams here, Khing-jze says well:—‘ Thunder rolling above in the sky and making all things shake is the emblem of great power.’ In passing on to its application he starts with a beautiful saying of antiquity, that ‘the strong man is he who overcomes himself.’ That this thought was in the mind of the writer of the paragraph on the Great Symbolism I can well believe; but the analogy between the natural and the moral and spiritual worlds in passing from the phenomenon of thunder to this truth is a thing to be felt, and that can hardly be described. 310 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IT. XXXV. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for the bright (sun) coming forth above it form 3in. The superior man, according to this, gives himself to make more brilliant his bright virtue. 1. ‘He appears wishing to advance, but (at the same time) being kept back :'—all-alone he pursues the correct course. ‘Let him maintain a large and generous mind, and there will be no error :’'—he has not yet received an official charge. 2. ‘He will receive this great blessing :'—for he is in the central place and the correct position for him. 3. ‘All (around) trust him :’—their (common) aim is to move upwards and act. 4. ‘(He advances like) a marmot. However firm and correct he may be, his position is one of peril :'—his place is not that appropriate for him. 5. ‘Let him not concefn himself whether he fails or succeeds :—his movement in advance will afford ground for congratulation. 6. ‘He uses his horns only to punish (the rebel- lious people of) his city :'—his course of procedure is not yet brilliant. Paragraph 1. ‘This will lead to exhaustion ;’ and from that will follow distress and other evils. The central position and the due’ moral mean in paragraph 2 is another instance of the felt analogy referred to above. In paragraph 3 nothing is added to the Text; and on the symbolism nothing is said. Paragraph 5. ‘He is not in his appropriate place:’ this is said simply because an odd place ought to be filled by a strong line. XXXV. The sun rising above the earth, and then travelling up to his meridian height, readily suggests the idea of advancing. On HEX, 36. APPENDIX II. 311
3Paragraph 5. ‘He is not in his appropriate place:’ this is said simply because an odd place ought to be filled by a strong line. XXXV. The sun rising above the earth, and then travelling up to his meridian height, readily suggests the idea of advancing. On HEX, 36. APPENDIX II. 311 XXXVI. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for the bright (sun) entering within it form Ming f. The superior man, in accordance with this, conducts his management of men ;—he shows his intelligence by keeping it obscured. 1. ‘The superior man (is revolving his) going away :'—(in such a case) he feels it right not to eat. 2. ‘The good fortune of (the subject of) the second line, divided,’ is due to the proper fashion of his acting according to his circumstances. 3. With the aim represented by ‘hunting in the south’ a great achievement is accomplished. 4. ‘ He has (just) entered into the left side of the belly (of the dark land):’—he is still able to carry out the idea in his (inner) mind. 5. ‘With the firm correctness of the count of Ai,’ his brightness could not be (quite) extinguished. 6. ‘He had at first ascended to (the top of) the sky:’—he might have enlightened the four quarters the application of this symbolism, Hf Ping-win (Yuan dynasty) ’ says :—‘ Of strong things there is none so strong as heaven ; and hence the superior man after its pattern makes himself strong ; of bright things there is none so bright as the sun, and after its pattern he makes himself bright.’ If the subject of line x had received an official charge, then when unrecognised by his sovereign, and obstructed in his progress, his correct course would have been to cease to advance, and retire from the office in which he was not allowed to carry out his principles. There is nothing said on line 2 to explain particularly the symbolism of ‘the grandmother’ in the Text. ‘The course of procedure’ in paragraph 6 has still an element of force in it, which is more than ‘the firm correctness’ that was to king Wan the ideal character of a feudal lord, and therefore his light is not yet that of the full-orbed sun. 312 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. II. of the kingdom. ‘His future shall be to go into the earth :’—he has failed to fulfil the model (of a ruler). XXXVII. (The trigram representing) fire, and that for wind coming forth from it, form Kia Zan. The superior man, in accordance with this, orders his words according to (the truth of) things, and his conduct so that it is uniformly consistent. 1. ‘He establishes restrictive regulations in his household :-—(he does so), before any change has taken place in their wills. 2. ‘The good fortune attached to the second line, divided, is due to the docility (of its subject), operating with humility. 3. When ‘the members of the household are treated with stern severity, there has been no (great) failure (in the regulation of the family). When ‘wife and children are smirking and chattering,’ the (proper) economy of the family has been lost.
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.
1Paragraph 2. Line 2 is in the centre of its trigram, and that position, here as often elsewhere, symbolises the course of its subject. Paragraph 3. The Khang-hsi editors make the application here= ‘nowhere can he bear (to remain).’ X 2 308 THE APPENDIXES, SECT. IT. XXXIII. (The trigram representing) the sky and below it that for a mountain form Thun. The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps small men ata distance, not by showing that he hates them, but by his own dignified gravity. 1. There is ‘the perilousness of the position shown by the retiring tail :’—but if ‘no movement’ be made, what disaster can there be ? 2. ‘He holds it as by (a thong from the hide of) a yellow ox :'-—his purpose is firm. 3. ‘The peril connected with the case of one retiring, though bound,’ is due to the (consequent) distress and exhaustion. ‘If he were (to deal as in) nourishing a servant or concubine, it would be fortunate for him:’—but a great affair cannot be dealt with in this way. 4. ‘A superior man retires notwithstanding his likings ; a small man cannot attain to this.’ 5. ‘He retires in an admirable way, and with firm correctness there will be good fortune :'—this is due to the rectitude of his purpose. 6. ‘He retires in a noble way, and his doing so will be advantageous in every respect:'—he who does so has no doubts about his course. From paragraph 5 it appears that what is right will vary in different cases. The lesson of the hexagram is perseverance in what is right in each particular case. XXXIII. AQ Hst says :—‘ The sky is illimitable ; a mountain is high, but has its limits; the union of these is an emblem of retiring.’ I do not understand such embleming. A/&ng-jze says :— ‘ Below the sky is a mountain. The mountain rises up below the sky, and its height is arrested, while the sky goes up higher and higher, till they come to be apart from each other. In this we have an emblem of retiring and avoiding.’ We feel somewhat as HEX. 34. APPENDIX II. 309 XXXIV. (The trigram representing) heaven and above it that for thunder form TA Awang. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not take a step which is not according to propriety. 1. ‘He manifests his vigour in his toes :’—this will certainly lead to exhaustion. 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune :’'—this is due to its being in the centre, (and its subject exemplifying the due mean). 3. ‘The small man uses all his strength; in the case of the superior man it is his rule not to do so.’ 4. ‘The fence is opened and the horns are not entangled :’—(the subject of the line) still advances. 5. ‘He loses his ram and hardly perceives it :’-— he is not in his appropriate place. 6. ‘He is unable either to retreat or to advance :’— this is owing to his want of care. ‘If he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune :’—his error will not be prolonged.
25. ‘He loses his ram and hardly perceives it :’-— he is not in his appropriate place. 6. ‘He is unable either to retreat or to advance :’— this is owing to his want of care. ‘If he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune :’—his error will not be prolonged. if there were a meaning in this; but, as in many other cases, both the symbolism and its application are but dimly apprehended. - The symbolism of the various lines is sufficiently explained on the Text. Paragraph 5 is but a repetition of the Text without additional explanation. XXXIV. In illustration of the symbolism of the trigrams here, Khing-jze says well:—‘ Thunder rolling above in the sky and making all things shake is the emblem of great power.’ In passing on to its application he starts with a beautiful saying of antiquity, that ‘the strong man is he who overcomes himself.’ That this thought was in the mind of the writer of the paragraph on the Great Symbolism I can well believe; but the analogy between the natural and the moral and spiritual worlds in passing from the phenomenon of thunder to this truth is a thing to be felt, and that can hardly be described. 310 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IT. XXXV. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for the bright (sun) coming forth above it form 3in. The superior man, according to this, gives himself to make more brilliant his bright virtue. 1. ‘He appears wishing to advance, but (at the same time) being kept back :'—all-alone he pursues the correct course. ‘Let him maintain a large and generous mind, and there will be no error :’'—he has not yet received an official charge. 2. ‘He will receive this great blessing :'—for he is in the central place and the correct position for him. 3. ‘All (around) trust him :’—their (common) aim is to move upwards and act. 4. ‘(He advances like) a marmot. However firm and correct he may be, his position is one of peril :'—his place is not that appropriate for him. 5. ‘Let him not concefn himself whether he fails or succeeds :—his movement in advance will afford ground for congratulation. 6. ‘He uses his horns only to punish (the rebel- lious people of) his city :'—his course of procedure is not yet brilliant. Paragraph 1. ‘This will lead to exhaustion ;’ and from that will follow distress and other evils. The central position and the due’ moral mean in paragraph 2 is another instance of the felt analogy referred to above. In paragraph 3 nothing is added to the Text; and on the symbolism nothing is said. Paragraph 5. ‘He is not in his appropriate place:’ this is said simply because an odd place ought to be filled by a strong line. XXXV. The sun rising above the earth, and then travelling up to his meridian height, readily suggests the idea of advancing. On HEX, 36. APPENDIX II. 311
3Paragraph 5. ‘He is not in his appropriate place:’ this is said simply because an odd place ought to be filled by a strong line. XXXV. The sun rising above the earth, and then travelling up to his meridian height, readily suggests the idea of advancing. On HEX, 36. APPENDIX II. 311 XXXVI. (The trigram representing) the earth and that for the bright (sun) entering within it form Ming f. The superior man, in accordance with this, conducts his management of men ;—he shows his intelligence by keeping it obscured. 1. ‘The superior man (is revolving his) going away :'—(in such a case) he feels it right not to eat. 2. ‘The good fortune of (the subject of) the second line, divided,’ is due to the proper fashion of his acting according to his circumstances. 3. With the aim represented by ‘hunting in the south’ a great achievement is accomplished. 4. ‘ He has (just) entered into the left side of the belly (of the dark land):’—he is still able to carry out the idea in his (inner) mind. 5. ‘With the firm correctness of the count of Ai,’ his brightness could not be (quite) extinguished. 6. ‘He had at first ascended to (the top of) the sky:’—he might have enlightened the four quarters the application of this symbolism, Hf Ping-win (Yuan dynasty) ’ says :—‘ Of strong things there is none so strong as heaven ; and hence the superior man after its pattern makes himself strong ; of bright things there is none so bright as the sun, and after its pattern he makes himself bright.’ If the subject of line x had received an official charge, then when unrecognised by his sovereign, and obstructed in his progress, his correct course would have been to cease to advance, and retire from the office in which he was not allowed to carry out his principles. There is nothing said on line 2 to explain particularly the symbolism of ‘the grandmother’ in the Text. ‘The course of procedure’ in paragraph 6 has still an element of force in it, which is more than ‘the firm correctness’ that was to king Wan the ideal character of a feudal lord, and therefore his light is not yet that of the full-orbed sun. 312 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. II. of the kingdom. ‘His future shall be to go into the earth :’—he has failed to fulfil the model (of a ruler). XXXVII. (The trigram representing) fire, and that for wind coming forth from it, form Kia Zan. The superior man, in accordance with this, orders his words according to (the truth of) things, and his conduct so that it is uniformly consistent. 1. ‘He establishes restrictive regulations in his household :-—(he does so), before any change has taken place in their wills. 2. ‘The good fortune attached to the second line, divided, is due to the docility (of its subject), operating with humility. 3. When ‘the members of the household are treated with stern severity, there has been no (great) failure (in the regulation of the family). When ‘wife and children are smirking and chattering,’ the (proper) economy of the family has been lost.
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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