39䷦蹇 Limping Jiǎn

☵水🌊 Water
☶山🏔 Mountain

山上有水,蹇; 君子以反身修德。

Water on the mountain: Limping. Superior people turn their attention inward to mold their character.

蹇: 利西南,不利東北; 利見大人,貞吉。

Limping: The southwest is beneficial. The northeast is not. Beneficial to see a great person. Continuing brings good fortune.

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往蹇來碩,吉; 利見大人。

Going: limping. Coming: greatness. Beneficial to see a great person.

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大蹇朋來。

Great trouble. Friends arrive.

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往蹇來連。

Going: limping. Coming: unity.

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往蹇來反。

Going leads to trouble. Turn back.

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王臣蹇蹇, 匪躬之故。

The king’s servant encounters difficulty upon difficulty, but it is not their fault.

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往蹇,來譽。

Going: limping. Coming: praise.