58 · Duì · The Joyous Lake
兌 Lake below, 兌 Lake above
The JudgmentTui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
Line 1The first NINE, undivided, shows the pleasure of (inward) harmony. There will be good fortune.
Line 2The second NINE, undivided, shows the pleasure arising from (inward) sincerity. There will be good fortune. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Line 3The third SIX, divided, shows its subject bringing round himself whatever can give pleasure. There will be evil.
Line 4The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious, but there will be cause for joy.
Line 5The fifth NINE, undivided, shows its subject trusting in one who would injure him. The situation is perilous.
Line 6The topmost SIX, divided, shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.
— James Legge, 1882
Text: James Legge's 1882 translation (public domain), lightly presented. Our own reading of each hexagram is being written.