Six Lines · 六爻
Held by a metal brake — perseverance brings good fortune. Going anywhere else brings misfortune. The lean pig struggles and stamps.
系于金柅，贞吉。有攸往，见凶。赢豕孚蹢躅。
Bound to the metal curb; the yielding path is checked.
系于金柅，柔道牵也。
A fish kept wrapped — no blame. Not favorable for guests.
包有鱼，无咎，不利宾。
The basket contains fish; it is not fitting to share with guests.
包有鱼，义不及宾也。
No skin on the thighs, walking with difficulty. Danger — no great blame.
臀无肤，其行次且，厉无大咎。
Its movement halts, the action is not yet guided.
其行次且，行未牵也。
No fish in the wrapper — stirring brings misfortune.
包无鱼，起凶。
The misfortune of no fish means distancing from the people.
无鱼之凶，远民也。
Wrapping the melon in broad leaves — hidden brilliance; a gift falls from heaven.
以杞包瓜，含章，有陨自天。
The fifth line holds elegance, centered and correct. Something falls from heaven, but the will does not abandon fate.
九五含章，中正也。有陨自天，志不舍命也。
Meeting with the horns — humiliation, no blame.
姤其角，吝，无咎。
Meeting at the horn, the top reaches difficulty.
姤其角，上穷吝也。