38/ 睽 / ䷥ / Opposition
the judgement
OPPOSITION. In small matters, good fortune.
the image
Above, fire; below, the lake.
The image of OPPOSITION.
Thus amid all fellowship
The superior man retains his individuality.
the lines
Nine at the beginning means:
Remorse disappears
If you lose your horse, do not run after it;
It will come back of its own accord
When you see evil people,
Guard yourself against mistakes.
Nine in the second place means:
One meets his lord in a narrow street.
No blame.
Six in the third place means:
One sees the wagon dragged back,
The oxen halted,
A man’s hair and nose cut off.
ANot a good beginning, but a good end.
Nine in the fourth place means:
Wavering flight over the depths.
No blame.
Six in the fifth place means:
Remorse disappears.
If one goes to him,
How could it be a mistake?
Nine at the top means:
Isolated through opposition,
One sees one’s companion as a pig covered with dirt,
As a wagon full of devils.
First one draws a bow against him,
Then one lays the bow aside.
He is not a robber; he will woo at the right time.
As one goes, rain falls; then good fortune comes.
38/ 睽 / ䷥ / The Khwei Hexagram
Explanation of the entire figure by king Wăn
Khwei indicates that, (notwithstanding the condition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will (still) be good success.
Explanation of the separate lines by the duke of Kâu
The first NINE, undivided,
shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. He has lost his horses, but
let him not seek for them;--they will return of themselves. Should he meet with bad men, he will not err (in communicating with them).
The second NINE, undivided,
shows its subject happening to meet with his lord in a bye-passage. There will be no error.
The third SIX, divided,
we see one whose carriage is dragged back, while the oxen in it are pushed back, and he is
himself subjected to the shaving of his head and the cutting off of his nose. There is no good beginning, but there will be a good end.
Thefourth NINE, undivided,
(shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets
with the good man (represented by the first line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is one of peril, but there will be no mistake.
The fifth SIX, divided,
shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative
(and minister he unites closely and readily) as if he were biting through a
piece of skin. When he goes forward (with this help), what error can there be?
Thetopmost NINE, undivided,
shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (In the subject of the third line, he seems to) see a pig
bearing on its back a load of mud, (or fancies) there is a carriage full of ghosts.
He first bends his bow against him, and afterwards unbends it, (for he discovers) that he is not an assailant to injure, but
a near relative. Going forward, he shall meet with (genial) rain, and there will be good fortune.
38/ 睽 / ䷥ / Diversity
decision
Diversity.
Little things:
Good fortune.
commentary on the symbol
Fire above, Lake below.
An image of Diversity.
In correspondence with this,
The superior person seeks common ground on major issues
While reserving differences on minor ones.
yao text (the lines)
Initial Nine
Regret vanishes.
Lose a horses, do not chase.
Of its own accord, returns.
Meet with evil people.
No fault.
Second Nine
Meet lord in a narrow lane.
No fault.
Third Six
Seeing a wagon dragged,
One's ox pulled,
As if one's forehead were tattooed and nose cut off.
Without a beginning,
There is an end.
Fourth Nine
Probably leaping from an abyss.
Meets the initiator.
Fused sincerity and truthfullness.
Adversity.
No fault.
Fifth Six
Regret vanishes.
Clansmen respond
As if biting osft meat.
Going forward, what mistake?
Top Nine
Diversity isolated.
See a pig covered with dirt,
A wagon carrying devils.
First draw the bow,
Then lay it aside.
Not an invador, but a suitor.
Going forward, encounter the rain,
Then good fortune.