Six Lines · 六爻
The maiden marries as a secondary wife — the lame can still walk. Advancing brings good fortune.
歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
Marrying off a younger sister as a secondary wife — this is constancy. The lame can walk — good fortune from mutual support.
歸妹以娣，以恆也。跛能履吉，相承也。
The one-eyed can still see — favorable for the perseverance of the solitary person.
眇能視，利幽人之貞。
Perseverance benefits the hidden person — the constant is not yet changed.
利幽人之貞，未變常也。
The maiden waits to marry — returning, she marries as a secondary wife.
歸妹以須，反歸以娣。
Returning the maiden to wait is not fitting.
歸妹以須，未當也。
The maiden delays the marriage — a late marriage has its time.
歸妹愆期，遲歸有時。
The resolve to delay, waiting before acting.
愆期之志，有待而行也。
Emperor Yi gives his daughter in marriage — the bride's sleeves are not as fine as her companion's. The moon nearly full. Good fortune.
帝乙歸妹，其君之袂不如其娣之袂良。月幾望，吉。
Di Yi married off his daughter, but her sleeves were not as fine as her younger sister's. Her position is central; she acts from nobility.
帝乙歸妹，不如其娣之袂良也。其位在中，以貴行也。
The woman holds the basket, but it is empty; the man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing furthering.
女承筐無實，士刲羊无血，无攸利。
Top six has no substance, carrying an empty basket.
上六无实，承虚筐也。