Six Lines · 六爻
Advancing and retreating — favorable for the warrior's perseverance.
進退，利武人之貞。
Advancing and retreating, the will is uncertain. Perseverance of the warrior brings order to the will.
進退，志疑也。利武人之貞，志治也。
Gentle beneath the bed — calling on scribes and shamans in abundance. Good fortune, no blame.
巽在牀下，用史巫紛若吉，无咎。
The good fortune of being busy with offerings comes from holding the center.
紛若之吉，得中也。
Repeated gentleness — humiliation.
頻巽，吝。
Frequent compliance brings regret; will is exhausted.
頻巽之吝，志窮也。
Remorse fades — three kinds of game caught in the hunt.
悔亡，田獲三品。
Hunting captures three kinds of game; there is achievement.
田獲三品，有功也。
Perseverance brings good fortune; remorse fades; nothing unfavorable. No beginning, but an end. Three days before the turning point, three days after — good fortune.
貞吉，悔亡，无不利，无初有終。先庚三日，後庚三日，吉。
The fifth line's good fortune comes from being correctly centered.
九五之吉，位正中也。
Gentle beneath the bed — losing his resources and axe. Perseverance brings misfortune.
巽在牀下，丧其資斧，貞凶。
Losing resources and tools leads to misfortune.
丧資斧，正乎凶也。