Six Lines · 六爻
The wild goose draws near the shore — the young one is in danger, there is talk. No blame.
鴻漸于幹，小子厲有言，无咎。
The youth's danger — righteousness means no blame.
小子之厲，義无咎也。
The wild goose draws near the rock — eating and drinking in contentment. Good fortune.
鴻漸于盤，飲食衎衎，吉。
Eating and drinking joyfully — not just to fill the belly.
飲食衎衎，不素飽也。
The wild goose draws near the plateau — the husband goes and does not return, the wife carries but does not raise. Misfortune. Favorable to ward off robbers.
鴻漸于陸，夫征不復，孕不育凶。利御寇。
The husband leaves and does not return — he abandons his companions in disgrace. The pregnancy does not come to term — it loses its proper course. But it is favorable to resist bandits — by yielding, they protect each other.
夫征不復，離群醜也。孕不育，失其道也。利用御寇，順相保也。
The wild goose draws near the tree — perhaps finding a flat beam. No blame.
鴻漸于木，或得其桷，无咎。
Perhaps finding a ridge beam — being compliant and gentle.
或得其桷，順以巽也。
The wild goose draws near the hill — the wife has not conceived for three years, yet in the end nothing prevails against her. Good fortune.
鴻漸于陵，婦三歲不孕，終莫之勝，吉。
In the end, no one overcomes his good fortune — he gets what he wishes.
終莫之勝吉，得所願也。
The wild goose draws near the high plain — its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune.
鴻漸于陸，其羽可用為儀，吉。
Its feathers can be used for ceremony — they cannot be disordered.
其羽可用為儀，不可亂也。