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1Mark the ‘from beyond’ in both paragraphs. HEX. 44. APPENDIX II. 321 position, there will be no error :’—but his standing in the due mean is not yet clearly displayed. 6. ‘There is the misery of having none on whom to call :’—the end will be that he cannot continue any longer. XLIV. (The trigram representing) wind and that for the sky above it form Kau. The sovereign, in accordance with this, delivers his charges, and promulgates his announcements throughout the four quarters (of the kingdom). 1. ‘Tied and fastened to a metal drag :'—(this XLITI. We can only understand the mounting of the waters of a marsh up into the sky of the phenomenon of evaporation ; and certainly the waters so formed into clouds will be condensed, and come down again as rain. This may be taken as an image of dispersion, but not of displacement in the sense of the Text of the hexagram. The first clause of the application follows naturally enough from the above interpretation of the Symbolism. AQ Hst says he does not understand the second clause. Many critics adopt the view of it which appears in the translation. Paragraph 2 does not mention the precautionary measures taken in the Text by the subject of the line, from which the conclusion would follow quite as naturally as from his central position. The Khang-hsi editors, however, say that the not having recourse lightly to force is itself the due course. Line 3 responding, and alone of all the strong lines responding to 6, may appear at first irresolute, and not prepared for decided measures; but ‘in the end’ its subject does what is required of him. The contiguity of line 5 to the divided 6, is supposed to have some bad effect on its subject, so that while he does what his central position requires, it is not without an effort. ‘If a man,’ says Kh&ng-3ze, ‘cherish a single illicit desire in his mind, he has left the right way. The admonition here conveyed is deep.’ [16] ¥ 322 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. 11. describes the arrest of) the weak (line) in its advancing course. 2. ‘He has a wallet of fish :'—it is right for him not to allow (the subject of the first line) to get to the guests. 3. ‘He walks with difficulty: —but his steps have not yet been drawn (into the course of the first line). 4. ‘The evil’ indicated by there being ‘no fish in the wallet’ is owing to (the subject of the line) keeping himself aloof from the people. 5. ‘ The subject of the fifth line, undivided, keeps his brilliant qualities concealed :’—as is indicated by his central and correct position. ‘(The good issue) descends (as) from Heaven :'— his aim does not neglect the ordinances (of Heaven). 6. ‘He receives others on his horns:’—he is exhausted at his greatest height, and there will be cause for regret.
2‘(The good issue) descends (as) from Heaven :'— his aim does not neglect the ordinances (of Heaven). 6. ‘He receives others on his horns:’—he is exhausted at his greatest height, and there will be cause for regret. XLIV. Wind, blowing all-under the sky, penetrates everywhere, and produces its natural effect; and it is a good application of this phenomenon that follows; but it has nothing to do with the meaning of K 4u and the interpretation of the hexagram, as taught in the Text. The Khang-hsf editors perceive this, and deal with the Symbolism after a method of their own, on which it is unnecessary to enter. Paragraph 1. My supplement, ‘ This describes the arrest of,’ is a conclusion from the whole of the Text on the line. All the commentaries have it. In the ‘ Daily Lecture’ it is said that the lesson of paragraph 2 is that ‘the subject of the line should make the repression of 1 his own exclusive work, and not allow it to pass on to the subject of any of the other lines.’ That view is rather different from the one indicated in my supplement. ‘His steps have not been drawn into the course of the first HEX. 45. APPENDIX IL. 323 XLV. (The trigram representing the) earth and that for the waters of a marsh raised above it form 3hui. The superior man, in accordance with this, has his weapons of war put in good repair, to be prepared against unforeseen contingencies. 1. ‘In consequence disorder is brought into the sphere of his union :’—his mind and aim are thrown into confusion. 2. ‘ He is led forward ; there will be good fortune, and freedom from error:’—(the virtue proper to) his central place has not undergone any change. 3. ‘If he go forward, he will not err:’—in the subject of the topmost line there is humility and condescension. 4. ‘If he be grandly fortunate, he will receive no blame :'—(this condition is necessary, because) his position is not the one proper to him. 5. ‘There is the union (of all) under him in the place of dignity :'-—(but) his mind and aim have not yet been brilliantly displayed. line :’—we have to supply, ‘and therefore there will be no great error.’ Paragraph 4. See what is said on the Text. But that the subject of the line stands alone is owing, it is here implied, to his own impatience. If he could exercise forbearance, he would find a proper opportunity to check the advance of the subject of line r. The subject of line 5, while mindful of his task in the hexagram,— to repress the advance symbolised by 1,—yet keeps his wise plans concealed till the period of carrying them into execution, determined by the ordinances of Heaven, has arrived. Then comes the successful stroke of his policy as ifit were directly from Heaven. The subject of line 6 really accomplishes nothing to repress the advance of the unworthy; but he keeps himself from evil communication with them. He is not to be charged with blameable error, though more and better might have been expected of him. Y2 324 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. If.
3The subject of line 6 really accomplishes nothing to repress the advance of the unworthy; but he keeps himself from evil communication with them. He is not to be charged with blameable error, though more and better might have been expected of him. Y2 324 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. If. 6. ‘He sighs and weeps :’—he does not yet rest in his topmost position. XLVI. (The trigram representing) wood and that for the earth with the wood growing in the midst of it form Shang. The superior man, in accordance with this, pays careful attention to his virtue, and accumulates the small developments of it till it is high and great. 1. ‘He is welcomed in his advance upwards, and there will be great good fortune :’—(the subjects of) the upper (trigram) are of the same mind with him. 2. ‘The sincerity of the subject of the second line, undivided,’ affords occasion for joy. 3. ‘He advances upwards (as into) an empty city ::— he has no doubt or hesitation. 4. ‘The king employs him to prevent his offerings on mount XA :’—such a service (of spiritual Beings) is according to (their mind). XLV. What has this Great Symbolism to do with the idea and preservation of union? The question is answered in this way :— A marsh whose waters are high up above the earth must be kept in by banks and dykes, to keep them together, to preserve them from being dispersed. So the union of a people must be preserved by precautions against what would disturb and destroy it. Of such pre- _ cautions the chief is to be prepared to resist attack from without, .and to put down internal sedition. Paragraph 3. The topmost line is the last in Tui, whose attribute is complacent satisfaction, appearing in flexibility or docility. Paragraph 5. ‘His mind and aim have not yet been brilliantly displayed :’—this is in explanation of the case that some may even still not have confidence in him. Paragraph 6. The topmost position is that of the trigram; the subject of the line might bid farewell to all the work of the hexagram; but he cannot bear to do so. HEX. 47. APPENDIX II. 325 5. ‘He is firmly correct, and will therefore enjoy good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony) :'—he grandly succeeds in his aim. 6. ‘He blindly advances upwards, and is in the highest place :—but there is decay in store for him, and he will not (preserve) his riches. XLVII. (The trigram representing) a marsh, and (below it that for a defile, which has drained the other dry so that there is) no water in it, form Khwan. The superior man, in accordance with this, will sacrifice his life in order to carry out his purpose. 1. ‘He enters a dark valley:’—so benighted is he, and without clear vision. 2. ‘He is straitened amidst his wine and viands :’—(but) his position is central, and there will be ground for congratulation.
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.
1Mark the ‘from beyond’ in both paragraphs. HEX. 44. APPENDIX II. 321 position, there will be no error :’—but his standing in the due mean is not yet clearly displayed. 6. ‘There is the misery of having none on whom to call :’—the end will be that he cannot continue any longer. XLIV. (The trigram representing) wind and that for the sky above it form Kau. The sovereign, in accordance with this, delivers his charges, and promulgates his announcements throughout the four quarters (of the kingdom). 1. ‘Tied and fastened to a metal drag :'—(this XLITI. We can only understand the mounting of the waters of a marsh up into the sky of the phenomenon of evaporation ; and certainly the waters so formed into clouds will be condensed, and come down again as rain. This may be taken as an image of dispersion, but not of displacement in the sense of the Text of the hexagram. The first clause of the application follows naturally enough from the above interpretation of the Symbolism. AQ Hst says he does not understand the second clause. Many critics adopt the view of it which appears in the translation. Paragraph 2 does not mention the precautionary measures taken in the Text by the subject of the line, from which the conclusion would follow quite as naturally as from his central position. The Khang-hsi editors, however, say that the not having recourse lightly to force is itself the due course. Line 3 responding, and alone of all the strong lines responding to 6, may appear at first irresolute, and not prepared for decided measures; but ‘in the end’ its subject does what is required of him. The contiguity of line 5 to the divided 6, is supposed to have some bad effect on its subject, so that while he does what his central position requires, it is not without an effort. ‘If a man,’ says Kh&ng-3ze, ‘cherish a single illicit desire in his mind, he has left the right way. The admonition here conveyed is deep.’ [16] ¥ 322 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. 11. describes the arrest of) the weak (line) in its advancing course. 2. ‘He has a wallet of fish :'—it is right for him not to allow (the subject of the first line) to get to the guests. 3. ‘He walks with difficulty: —but his steps have not yet been drawn (into the course of the first line). 4. ‘The evil’ indicated by there being ‘no fish in the wallet’ is owing to (the subject of the line) keeping himself aloof from the people. 5. ‘ The subject of the fifth line, undivided, keeps his brilliant qualities concealed :’—as is indicated by his central and correct position. ‘(The good issue) descends (as) from Heaven :'— his aim does not neglect the ordinances (of Heaven). 6. ‘He receives others on his horns:’—he is exhausted at his greatest height, and there will be cause for regret.
2‘(The good issue) descends (as) from Heaven :'— his aim does not neglect the ordinances (of Heaven). 6. ‘He receives others on his horns:’—he is exhausted at his greatest height, and there will be cause for regret. XLIV. Wind, blowing all-under the sky, penetrates everywhere, and produces its natural effect; and it is a good application of this phenomenon that follows; but it has nothing to do with the meaning of K 4u and the interpretation of the hexagram, as taught in the Text. The Khang-hsf editors perceive this, and deal with the Symbolism after a method of their own, on which it is unnecessary to enter. Paragraph 1. My supplement, ‘ This describes the arrest of,’ is a conclusion from the whole of the Text on the line. All the commentaries have it. In the ‘ Daily Lecture’ it is said that the lesson of paragraph 2 is that ‘the subject of the line should make the repression of 1 his own exclusive work, and not allow it to pass on to the subject of any of the other lines.’ That view is rather different from the one indicated in my supplement. ‘His steps have not been drawn into the course of the first HEX. 45. APPENDIX IL. 323 XLV. (The trigram representing the) earth and that for the waters of a marsh raised above it form 3hui. The superior man, in accordance with this, has his weapons of war put in good repair, to be prepared against unforeseen contingencies. 1. ‘In consequence disorder is brought into the sphere of his union :’—his mind and aim are thrown into confusion. 2. ‘ He is led forward ; there will be good fortune, and freedom from error:’—(the virtue proper to) his central place has not undergone any change. 3. ‘If he go forward, he will not err:’—in the subject of the topmost line there is humility and condescension. 4. ‘If he be grandly fortunate, he will receive no blame :'—(this condition is necessary, because) his position is not the one proper to him. 5. ‘There is the union (of all) under him in the place of dignity :'-—(but) his mind and aim have not yet been brilliantly displayed. line :’—we have to supply, ‘and therefore there will be no great error.’ Paragraph 4. See what is said on the Text. But that the subject of the line stands alone is owing, it is here implied, to his own impatience. If he could exercise forbearance, he would find a proper opportunity to check the advance of the subject of line r. The subject of line 5, while mindful of his task in the hexagram,— to repress the advance symbolised by 1,—yet keeps his wise plans concealed till the period of carrying them into execution, determined by the ordinances of Heaven, has arrived. Then comes the successful stroke of his policy as ifit were directly from Heaven. The subject of line 6 really accomplishes nothing to repress the advance of the unworthy; but he keeps himself from evil communication with them. He is not to be charged with blameable error, though more and better might have been expected of him. Y2 324 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. If.
3The subject of line 6 really accomplishes nothing to repress the advance of the unworthy; but he keeps himself from evil communication with them. He is not to be charged with blameable error, though more and better might have been expected of him. Y2 324 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. If. 6. ‘He sighs and weeps :’—he does not yet rest in his topmost position. XLVI. (The trigram representing) wood and that for the earth with the wood growing in the midst of it form Shang. The superior man, in accordance with this, pays careful attention to his virtue, and accumulates the small developments of it till it is high and great. 1. ‘He is welcomed in his advance upwards, and there will be great good fortune :’—(the subjects of) the upper (trigram) are of the same mind with him. 2. ‘The sincerity of the subject of the second line, undivided,’ affords occasion for joy. 3. ‘He advances upwards (as into) an empty city ::— he has no doubt or hesitation. 4. ‘The king employs him to prevent his offerings on mount XA :’—such a service (of spiritual Beings) is according to (their mind). XLV. What has this Great Symbolism to do with the idea and preservation of union? The question is answered in this way :— A marsh whose waters are high up above the earth must be kept in by banks and dykes, to keep them together, to preserve them from being dispersed. So the union of a people must be preserved by precautions against what would disturb and destroy it. Of such pre- _ cautions the chief is to be prepared to resist attack from without, .and to put down internal sedition. Paragraph 3. The topmost line is the last in Tui, whose attribute is complacent satisfaction, appearing in flexibility or docility. Paragraph 5. ‘His mind and aim have not yet been brilliantly displayed :’—this is in explanation of the case that some may even still not have confidence in him. Paragraph 6. The topmost position is that of the trigram; the subject of the line might bid farewell to all the work of the hexagram; but he cannot bear to do so. HEX. 47. APPENDIX II. 325 5. ‘He is firmly correct, and will therefore enjoy good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony) :'—he grandly succeeds in his aim. 6. ‘He blindly advances upwards, and is in the highest place :—but there is decay in store for him, and he will not (preserve) his riches. XLVII. (The trigram representing) a marsh, and (below it that for a defile, which has drained the other dry so that there is) no water in it, form Khwan. The superior man, in accordance with this, will sacrifice his life in order to carry out his purpose. 1. ‘He enters a dark valley:’—so benighted is he, and without clear vision. 2. ‘He is straitened amidst his wine and viands :’—(but) his position is central, and there will be ground for congratulation.
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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