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Hsaio
khu
Hsiao Khu
indicates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and success.
(We see) dense clouds, but no rain coming from our borders in the west.
1. The
first NINE, undivided, shows its subject returning and pursuing his
own course. What mistake should he fall into? There will be good fortune.
2. The
second NINE, undivided, shows its subject, by the attraction (of the
former line), returning (to the proper course). There will be good fortune.
3. The
third NINE, undivided, suggests the idea of a carriage, the strap beneath
which has been removed, or of a husband and wife looking on each other
with averted eyes.
4. The
fourth six, divided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity. The danger
of bloodshed is thereby averted, and his (ground for) apprehension dismissed.
There will be no mistake.
5. The
fifth NINE, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity, and
drawing others to unite with him. Rich in resources, he employs his
neighbors (in the same cause with himself). 6.
The topmost NINE, undivided, shows how the rain has fallen, and the
(onward progress) is stayed; -(so) must we value the full accumulation
of the virtue (represented by the upper trigram). But a wife (exercising
restraint), however firm and correct she may be, is in a position of
peril, (and like) the moon approaching to the full. If the superior
man prosecute his measures (in such circumstances), there will be evil. |
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