64䷿未濟 Before Completion Wèi Jì

☲火🔥 Fire ☵水🌊 Water 火在水上,未濟; 君子以慎辨物居方。 Fire above water: Before Completion. Superior people carefully discern things & keep them in their place. 未濟: 亨,小狐汔濟, 濡其尾,无攸利。 Before Completion: Success. A small fox, having nearly crossed a river, gets its tail wet. Nothing beneficial.

63䷾既濟 After Completion Jì Jì

☵水🌊 Water ☲火🔥 Fire 水在火上,既濟; 君子以思患而預防之。 Water above fire: After Completion. Superior people ponder danger & take precautions against it. 既濟: 亨,小利貞, 初吉終亂。 After Completion: Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. At the beginning good fortune, at the end disorder.

56䷷旅 Wandering

☲火🔥 Fire ☶山🏔 Mountain 山上有火,旅; 君子以明慎用刑, 而不留獄。 Mountain below fire: Wandering. Superior people are careful & clever in imposing punishments. They do not delay the cases brought. 旅: 小亨,旅貞吉。 Wandering: Small success. Continuing leads to good fortune.

55䷶豐 Abundance Fēng

☳雷⚡ Thunder ☲火🔥 Fire 雷電皆至,豐; 君子以折獄致刑。 Thunder & lightning: Abundance. Superior people judge lawsuits & impose punishments. 豐: 亨,王假之, 勿憂,宜日中。 Abundance: Success. A ruler attains greatness without sadness; they should be like the sun at midday.

50䷱鼎 The Cauldron Dǐng

☲火🔥 Fire ☴風🍃 Wind 木上有火,鼎; 君子以正位凝命。 Fire over wood: The Cauldron. Superior people consolidate fate by correcting their position. 鼎: 元吉,亨。 The Cauldron: Great good fortune. Success.

49䷰革 Revolution

☱澤🏞 Lake ☲火🔥 Fire 澤中有火,革; 君子以治歷明時。 Fire in the lake: Revolution. Superior people set the calendar in order & make the seasons clear. 革: 巳日乃孚, 元亨利貞,悔亡。 Revolution: On your own day you are believed. Great success, furthered through perseverance. Remorse disappears.

38䷥睽 Opposition Kuí

☲火🔥 Fire ☱澤🏞 Lake 上火下澤,睽; 君子以同而異。 Fire above, lake below: Opposition. Amid fellowship, superior people retain individuality. 睽: 小事吉。 Opposition: Good fortune in small matters.

37䷤家人 Family Jiā Rén

☴風🍃 Wind ☲火🔥 Fire 風自火出,家人; 君子以言有物,而行有恆。 Wind rising out of fire: Family. Superior people speak the truth & are consistent in behavior. 家人: 利女貞。 Family: Women’s persistence brings reward.

36䷣明夷 Brilliance Hidden Míng Yí

☷地🌎 Earth ☲火🔥 Fire 明入地中,明夷; 君子以蒞眾,用晦而明。 Brightness within the earth: Brilliance Hidden. In governing the people, superior people take care to conceal their light, but shine nevertheless. 明夷: 利艱貞。 Brilliance Hidden: Beneficial to persevere through difficulty.

35䷢晉 Prospering Jìn

☲火🔥 Fire ☷地🌎 Earth 明出地上,晉; 君子以自昭明德。 The sun rises over the earth: Prospering. Superior people brighten their bright virtue. 晉: 康侯用錫馬蕃庶, 晝日三接。 Prospering: The powerful official is honored with many horses. In a single day they are granted audience three times.

30䷝離 Radiance

☲火🔥 Fire ☲火🔥 Fire 明兩作離, 大人以繼明照于四方。 Doubled brightness: Radiance. Great people perpetuate the light & illuminate the four corners of the universe. 離: 利貞,亨。 畜牝牛,吉。 Radiance: Righteous persistence brings reward & success. Rearing cows: good fortune.

22䷕賁 Grace

☶山🏔 Mountain ☲火🔥 Fire 山下有火,賁; 君子以明庶政,无敢折獄。 Fire at the foot of the mountain: Grace. Superior people regulate people with enlightenment. But they dare not decide controversial issues in this way. 賁: 亨。小利有攸往。 Grace: Success. In small matters, favorable to undertake something.

21䷔噬嗑 Biting Through Shì Kè

☲火🔥 Fire ☳雷⚡ Thunder 雷電噬嗑; 先王以明罰敕法。 Thunder & lightning: Biting Through. Ancient rulers made laws with intelligence & clearly defined penalties. 噬嗑: 亨。利用獄。 Biting Through: Success. Favorable to administer justice.

14䷍大有 Wealth Dà Yǒu

☲火🔥 Fire ☰天🌌 Heaven 火在天上,大有; 君子以遏惡揚善,順天休命。 Fire above heaven: Wealth; Superior people repress evil & promote good. They abide by the will of heaven to enrich their life. 大有:元亨。 Wealth: Great progress & success.

13䷌同人 Fellowship Tóng Rén

☰天🌌 Heaven ☲火🔥 Fire 天與火,同人; 君子以類族辨物。 Heaven & fire: Fellowship; Superior people distinguish things in terms of categories & groups. 同人 : 于野,亨。 利涉大川,利君子貞。 Fellowship: In the open countryside. Success. Beneficial to cross the great river. Beneficial for superior people to continue.