Six Lines · 六爻
Power in the front toes — going forward and failing to win is blame.
壮于前趾,往不胜为咎。
Going without triumph brings blame.
不胜而往,咎也。
Crying out in alarm — armed men at dusk and night. Do not worry.
惕號,莫夜有戎,勿恤。
Facing conflict, do not fret; you hold the center path.
有戎勿恤,得中道也。
Power in the cheekbones — misfortune. The noble one, resolute, walks alone — caught in rain, soaked, angered — no blame.
壮于頄,有凶。君子夬夬独行,遇雨若濡,有愠,无咎。
The wise person is decisive; in the end no fault.
君子夬夬,終无咎也。
No skin on the thighs, walking with difficulty. Led with the flock, remorse fades — hearing words but not believing.
臀无肤,其行次且。牵羊悔亡,闻言不信。
His movement falters; his place is unsuitable. He hears but does not believe; his discernment is weak.
其行次且,位不当也。闻言不信,聪不明也。
Pulling up the marsh weed with resolve — walking the middle path brings no blame.
莧陸夬夬,中行无咎。
Walking the middle path, no fault; the center has not yet shone.
中行无咎,中未光也。
No cry of warning — misfortune in the end.
无号,终有凶。
Calamity without warning; it cannot endure.
无号之凶,终不可长也。