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1The subject of line 3 shows by his lamentation how he blames himself. The other three paragraphs are sufficiently explained in what is said on the Text. 344 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IT. 4. ‘A horse the fellow of which disappears :'-— he breaks from his (former) companions, and mounts upwards. 5. ‘He is perfectly sincere, and links others to him in closest union :’—the place (of the line) is the correct and appropriate one. 6. ‘Chanticleer (tries to) mount to heaven :’—but how can (such an effort) continue long ? LXII. (The trigram representing) a hill and that for thunder above it form Hsidéo Kwo. The superior man, in accordance with this, in his conduct exceeds in humility, in mourning exceeds in sorrow, and in his expenditure exceeds in economy. 1. ‘There is a bird flying (and ascending) till the result is evil: —nothing can be done to avoid this issue. 2. ‘He does not attempt to reach his ruler :'— LXI. Dissatisfied with previous attempts to explain the Great Symbolism, the Khang-hsf editors say:—‘The wind penetrates things. The grass and trees of the level ground are shaken and tossed by it; the rocky valleys and caverns in their sides have it blowing round about them; and it acts also on the depths of the collected waters, the cold of which disappears and the ice is melted before it. This is what makes it the emblem of that perfect sincerity which penetrates everywhere. The litigations of the people are like the deep and dark places of the earth. The kings examine with discrimination into all secret matters connected with them, even those which are here mentioned, till there is nothing that is not penetrated by their perfect sincerity.’ But all this is greatly strained. The symbolism of the eight trigrams gets pretty well played out in the course of the 64 hexagrams. 1. ‘No change has come over the purpose ;:’—the sincerity, that is, perfect in itself and of itself, continues. 2. One bond of loving regard unites the mother bird and her young ; so answers the heart of man to man. HEX. 63. APPENDIX II. 345 a minister should not overpass the distance (be-tween his ruler and himself). 3. ‘Some in consequence find opportunity to assail and injure him. There will be evil :’'—how great will it be! 4. ‘He meets the exigency (of his situation), without exceeding (the proper course) :'—(he does so), the position being inappropriate (for a strong line). ‘If he go forward, there will be peril, and he must be cautious :—the result would be that his course would not be long pursued. 5. ‘There are dense clouds, but no rain :’'—(the line) is in too high a place. 6. ‘He does not meet the exigency (of his situation), and exceeds (his proper course) :’—(the position indicates) the habit of domineering. LXIII. (The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form 1! 3f. The superior
26. ‘He does not meet the exigency (of his situation), and exceeds (his proper course) :’—(the position indicates) the habit of domineering. LXIII. (The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form 1! 3f. The superior LXII. The Khang-hsf editors endeavour to show the appropriateness of the Great Symbolism in this way :—‘ When thunder issues from the earth, the sound of it comes with a rush and is loud ; but when it reaches the top of a hill it has begun to die away and is small.’ There is nothing in the Chinese about the hills being high ; and readers will only smile at the attempted explanation. The application of the symbolism, or rather of the idea of the hexagram, is good, and in entire accordance with what I have stated that idea to be. Nothing can be done to avoid the issue mentioned in paragraph 1, for the subject of the line brings it on himself. Paragraph 2 deals only with the symbolism in the conclusion of what is stated under line 2. The writer takes the view which I have given on the Text. For paragraphs 3 and 4 see the notes on the Text. In line 5 the yin line is too high. If the line were yang, the auspice would be different. 346 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IL. man, in accordance with this, thinks of evil (that may come), and beforehand guards against it. 1. ‘He drags back his wheel :’—as we may rightly judge, there will be no mistake. 2. ‘In seven days she will find it:’'—for the course pursued is that indicated by the central position (of the line). 3. ‘He was three years in subduing it:’—enough to make him weary. 4. ‘He is on his guard all the day:’—he is in doubt about something. 5. ‘The slaughtering of an ox by the neighbour in the east is not equal to (the small sacrifice of) the neighbour in the west:’—because the time (in the latter case is more important and fit). ‘His sincerity receives the blessing :—good fortune comes on a great scale. 6. ‘His head is immersed ; the position is perilous:’—how could such a state continue long ? LXIV. (The trigram representing) water and that for fire above it form Wei 3{. The superior man, in accordance with this, carefully discriminates among (the qualities of) things, and the (different) positions they (naturally) occupy. 1. ‘His tail gets immersed:’—this is the very height of ignorance. LXIII. Water and fire coming together as here, fire under the water, each element occupies its proper place, and their interaction will be beneficial. Such is the common explanation of the Great Symbolism; but the connexion between it and the application of it, which also is good in itself, is by no means clear. The notes on the different lines present nothing that has not been dealt with in the notes on the Text. HEX. 64. APPENDIX II. 347 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows good fortune arising from being firm and correct:’—it is in the central place, and the action of its subject thereby becomes correct.
3HEX. 64. APPENDIX II. 347 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows good fortune arising from being firm and correct:’—it is in the central place, and the action of its subject thereby becomes correct. 3. ‘(The state of things is) not yet remedied. Advancing will lead to evil:’—the place (of the line) is not that appropriate for it. 4. ‘By firm correctness there is good fortune, and cause for repentance disappears:’—the aim (of the subject of the line) is carried into effect. 5. ‘(We see) the brightness of a superior man:’— the diffusion of that brightness tends to good fortune. 6. ‘He drinks and gets his head immersed :’— he does not know how to submit to the (proper) regulations. LXIV. In this last hexagram we have water below and fire above, so that the two cannot act on each other, and the Symbolism may represent the unregulated condition of general affairs, the different classes of society not harmonising nor acting together. The application follows naturally. Kt Hsi and others suspect an error in the text of paragraph 1; yet a tolerable meaning comes from it as it stands. The Khang-hsi editors observe on paragraph 2 that an undivided line in the second place, and a divided line in the fifth place, are both incorrect, and yet it is often said of them that with firm correctness in their subjects there will be good fortune ;—such is the virtue of the central position. This principle is at last clearly enunciated in this paragraph. Khang-3ze says :—‘ The subject of line 4 has the ability which the time requires, and possesses also a firm solidity. He can carry out therefore his purpose. There will be good fortune, and all cause for repentance will disappear. The smiting of the demon region was the highest example of firm correctness,’ Both the symbols in paragraph 6 indicate a want of caution, and an unwillingness to submit one’s impulses to the regulation of reason and prudence. APPENDIX III. THE Great APPENDIX. SEcTIoN I, Chapter I. 1. Heaven is lofty and honourable; earth is low. (Their symbols), XZien and Khw4n, (with their respective meanings), were determined (in accordance with this). Things low and high appear displayed i in a similar relation. The (upper and lower trigrams, and the relative position of individual lines, as) noble and mean, had their places assigned accordingly. Movement and rest are the regular qualities (of their respective subjects). Hence comes the definite distinction (of the several lines) as the strong and the weak. (Affairs) are arranged together according to their tendencies, and things are divided according to their classes. Hence were produced (the interpretations in the Yt, concerning) what is good [or lucky] and evil [or unlucky]. In the heavens there are the (different) figures there completed, and on the earth there are the (different) bodies there formed. (Corresponding to them) BereChe changes and transformations exhibited (in the Yt).
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.
1The subject of line 3 shows by his lamentation how he blames himself. The other three paragraphs are sufficiently explained in what is said on the Text. 344 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IT. 4. ‘A horse the fellow of which disappears :'-— he breaks from his (former) companions, and mounts upwards. 5. ‘He is perfectly sincere, and links others to him in closest union :’—the place (of the line) is the correct and appropriate one. 6. ‘Chanticleer (tries to) mount to heaven :’—but how can (such an effort) continue long ? LXII. (The trigram representing) a hill and that for thunder above it form Hsidéo Kwo. The superior man, in accordance with this, in his conduct exceeds in humility, in mourning exceeds in sorrow, and in his expenditure exceeds in economy. 1. ‘There is a bird flying (and ascending) till the result is evil: —nothing can be done to avoid this issue. 2. ‘He does not attempt to reach his ruler :'— LXI. Dissatisfied with previous attempts to explain the Great Symbolism, the Khang-hsf editors say:—‘The wind penetrates things. The grass and trees of the level ground are shaken and tossed by it; the rocky valleys and caverns in their sides have it blowing round about them; and it acts also on the depths of the collected waters, the cold of which disappears and the ice is melted before it. This is what makes it the emblem of that perfect sincerity which penetrates everywhere. The litigations of the people are like the deep and dark places of the earth. The kings examine with discrimination into all secret matters connected with them, even those which are here mentioned, till there is nothing that is not penetrated by their perfect sincerity.’ But all this is greatly strained. The symbolism of the eight trigrams gets pretty well played out in the course of the 64 hexagrams. 1. ‘No change has come over the purpose ;:’—the sincerity, that is, perfect in itself and of itself, continues. 2. One bond of loving regard unites the mother bird and her young ; so answers the heart of man to man. HEX. 63. APPENDIX II. 345 a minister should not overpass the distance (be-tween his ruler and himself). 3. ‘Some in consequence find opportunity to assail and injure him. There will be evil :’'—how great will it be! 4. ‘He meets the exigency (of his situation), without exceeding (the proper course) :'—(he does so), the position being inappropriate (for a strong line). ‘If he go forward, there will be peril, and he must be cautious :—the result would be that his course would not be long pursued. 5. ‘There are dense clouds, but no rain :’'—(the line) is in too high a place. 6. ‘He does not meet the exigency (of his situation), and exceeds (his proper course) :’—(the position indicates) the habit of domineering. LXIII. (The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form 1! 3f. The superior
26. ‘He does not meet the exigency (of his situation), and exceeds (his proper course) :’—(the position indicates) the habit of domineering. LXIII. (The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form 1! 3f. The superior LXII. The Khang-hsf editors endeavour to show the appropriateness of the Great Symbolism in this way :—‘ When thunder issues from the earth, the sound of it comes with a rush and is loud ; but when it reaches the top of a hill it has begun to die away and is small.’ There is nothing in the Chinese about the hills being high ; and readers will only smile at the attempted explanation. The application of the symbolism, or rather of the idea of the hexagram, is good, and in entire accordance with what I have stated that idea to be. Nothing can be done to avoid the issue mentioned in paragraph 1, for the subject of the line brings it on himself. Paragraph 2 deals only with the symbolism in the conclusion of what is stated under line 2. The writer takes the view which I have given on the Text. For paragraphs 3 and 4 see the notes on the Text. In line 5 the yin line is too high. If the line were yang, the auspice would be different. 346 THE APPENDIXES. SECT. IL. man, in accordance with this, thinks of evil (that may come), and beforehand guards against it. 1. ‘He drags back his wheel :’—as we may rightly judge, there will be no mistake. 2. ‘In seven days she will find it:’'—for the course pursued is that indicated by the central position (of the line). 3. ‘He was three years in subduing it:’—enough to make him weary. 4. ‘He is on his guard all the day:’—he is in doubt about something. 5. ‘The slaughtering of an ox by the neighbour in the east is not equal to (the small sacrifice of) the neighbour in the west:’—because the time (in the latter case is more important and fit). ‘His sincerity receives the blessing :—good fortune comes on a great scale. 6. ‘His head is immersed ; the position is perilous:’—how could such a state continue long ? LXIV. (The trigram representing) water and that for fire above it form Wei 3{. The superior man, in accordance with this, carefully discriminates among (the qualities of) things, and the (different) positions they (naturally) occupy. 1. ‘His tail gets immersed:’—this is the very height of ignorance. LXIII. Water and fire coming together as here, fire under the water, each element occupies its proper place, and their interaction will be beneficial. Such is the common explanation of the Great Symbolism; but the connexion between it and the application of it, which also is good in itself, is by no means clear. The notes on the different lines present nothing that has not been dealt with in the notes on the Text. HEX. 64. APPENDIX II. 347 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows good fortune arising from being firm and correct:’—it is in the central place, and the action of its subject thereby becomes correct.
3HEX. 64. APPENDIX II. 347 2. ‘The second line, undivided, shows good fortune arising from being firm and correct:’—it is in the central place, and the action of its subject thereby becomes correct. 3. ‘(The state of things is) not yet remedied. Advancing will lead to evil:’—the place (of the line) is not that appropriate for it. 4. ‘By firm correctness there is good fortune, and cause for repentance disappears:’—the aim (of the subject of the line) is carried into effect. 5. ‘(We see) the brightness of a superior man:’— the diffusion of that brightness tends to good fortune. 6. ‘He drinks and gets his head immersed :’— he does not know how to submit to the (proper) regulations. LXIV. In this last hexagram we have water below and fire above, so that the two cannot act on each other, and the Symbolism may represent the unregulated condition of general affairs, the different classes of society not harmonising nor acting together. The application follows naturally. Kt Hsi and others suspect an error in the text of paragraph 1; yet a tolerable meaning comes from it as it stands. The Khang-hsi editors observe on paragraph 2 that an undivided line in the second place, and a divided line in the fifth place, are both incorrect, and yet it is often said of them that with firm correctness in their subjects there will be good fortune ;—such is the virtue of the central position. This principle is at last clearly enunciated in this paragraph. Khang-3ze says :—‘ The subject of line 4 has the ability which the time requires, and possesses also a firm solidity. He can carry out therefore his purpose. There will be good fortune, and all cause for repentance will disappear. The smiting of the demon region was the highest example of firm correctness,’ Both the symbols in paragraph 6 indicate a want of caution, and an unwillingness to submit one’s impulses to the regulation of reason and prudence. APPENDIX III. THE Great APPENDIX. SEcTIoN I, Chapter I. 1. Heaven is lofty and honourable; earth is low. (Their symbols), XZien and Khw4n, (with their respective meanings), were determined (in accordance with this). Things low and high appear displayed i in a similar relation. The (upper and lower trigrams, and the relative position of individual lines, as) noble and mean, had their places assigned accordingly. Movement and rest are the regular qualities (of their respective subjects). Hence comes the definite distinction (of the several lines) as the strong and the weak. (Affairs) are arranged together according to their tendencies, and things are divided according to their classes. Hence were produced (the interpretations in the Yt, concerning) what is good [or lucky] and evil [or unlucky]. In the heavens there are the (different) figures there completed, and on the earth there are the (different) bodies there formed. (Corresponding to them) BereChe changes and transformations exhibited (in the Yt).
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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