17䷐随

易經 I Ching: The Book of Changes

Hexagram 17: Suí [Following]

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Image	泽雷随	Thunder in the middle of the lake.
兑上震下	Duì (The Joyous, Lake) above, Zhèn (The Arousing, Thunder) below.
Judgment	随。元亨利贞。无咎。	Suí indicates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. There will (then) be no error.
彖曰。随。刚来而下柔。动而说。随。大亨贞无咎。而天下随时。随之时义大矣哉。	In Suí we see the strong (trigram) come and place itself under the weak; we see (in the two) the attributes of movement and pleasure:--this gives (the idea of) Sui. "There will be great progress and success; and through firm correctness no error:"--all under heaven will be found following at such a time. Great indeed are the time and significance indicated in Suí.
象曰。泽中有雷。随。君子以向晦入宴息。	(The trigram for the waters of) a marsh and (that for) thunder (hidden) in the midst of it form Suí. The superior man in accordance with this, when it is getting towards dark, enters (his house) and rests.
Line 1	初九。官有渝。贞吉。出门交有功。	The first NINE, undivided, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; but if he be firm and correct, there will he good fortune. Going beyond (his own) gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.
象曰。官有渝。从正吉也。出门交有功。不失也。	"He is changing the object of his pursuit:"--but if he follow what is correct, there will be good fortune. "He goes beyond (his own) gate to find associates:"--he will not fail (in the method he pursues).
Line 2	六二。系小子。失丈夫。	The second SIX, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the little boy, and lets go the man of age and experience.
象曰。系小子。弗兼与也。	"He cleaves to the little boy:"--he cannot be with the two at the same time.
Line 3	六三。系丈夫。失小子。随有求得。利居贞。	The third SIX, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go. the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks; but it will be advantageous to adhere to what is firm and correct.
象曰。系丈夫。志舍下也。	"He cleaves to the man of age and experience:"--by the decision of his will, he abandons (the youth) below.

Line 4	九四。随有获。贞凶。有孚在道。以明。何咎。	The fourth NINE, undivided, shows us one followed and obtaining (adherents). Though he be firm and correct, there will be evil. If he be sincere (however) in his course, and make that evident, into what error will he fall?
象曰。随有获。其义凶也。有孚在道。明功也。	"He is followed and obtains adherents:"--according to the idea (of The Judgment), this is evil. "He is sincere in his course:"--showing his intelligence, and leading to achievement.
Line 5	九五。孚于嘉。吉。	The fifth NINE, undivided, shows us (the ruler) sincere in (fostering all) that is excellent. There will be good fortune.
象曰。孚于嘉。吉。位正中也。	"He is sincere in fostering what is excellent:"--his position is correct and in the centre.
Line 7	上六。拘系之。乃从维之。王用亨于西山。	The topmost SIX, divided, shows us (that sincerity) firmly held and clung to, yea, and bound fast. (We see) the king with it presenting his offerings on the western mountain.
象曰。拘系之。上穷也。	"The sincerity is firmly held and clung to, as shown in the topmost line:"--(the idea of The Judgment) has reached its extreme development.

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Image

泽雷随

Thunder in the middle of the lake.

兑上震下

Duì (The Joyous, Lake) above, Zhèn (The Arousing, Thunder) below.

Judgment

随。元亨利贞。无咎。

Suí indicates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. There will (then) be no error.

彖曰。随。刚来而下柔。动而说。随。大亨贞无咎。而天下随时。随之时义大矣哉。

In Suí we see the strong (trigram) come and place itself under the weak; we see (in the two) the attributes of movement and pleasure:--this gives (the idea of) Sui. "There will be great progress and success; and through firm correctness no error:"--all under heaven will be found following at such a time. Great indeed are the time and significance indicated in Suí.

象曰。泽中有雷。随。君子以向晦入宴息。

(The trigram for the waters of) a marsh and (that for) thunder (hidden) in the midst of it form Suí. The superior man in accordance with this, when it is getting towards dark, enters (his house) and rests.

Line 1

初九。官有渝。贞吉。出门交有功。

The first NINE, undivided, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; but if he be firm and correct, there will he good fortune. Going beyond (his own) gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.

象曰。官有渝。从正吉也。出门交有功。不失也。

"He is changing the object of his pursuit:"--but if he follow what is correct, there will be good fortune. "He goes beyond (his own) gate to find associates:"--he will not fail (in the method he pursues).

Line 2

六二。系小子。失丈夫。

The second SIX, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the little boy, and lets go the man of age and experience.

象曰。系小子。弗兼与也。

"He cleaves to the little boy:"--he cannot be with the two at the same time.

Line 3

六三。系丈夫。失小子。随有求得。利居贞。

The third SIX, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go. the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks; but it will be advantageous to adhere to what is firm and correct.

象曰。系丈夫。志舍下也。

"He cleaves to the man of age and experience:"--by the decision of his will, he abandons (the youth) below.

Line 4

九四。随有获。贞凶。有孚在道。以明。何咎。

The fourth NINE, undivided, shows us one followed and obtaining (adherents). Though he be firm and correct, there will be evil. If he be sincere (however) in his course, and make that evident, into what error will he fall?

象曰。随有获。其义凶也。有孚在道。明功也。

"He is followed and obtains adherents:"--according to the idea (of The Judgment), this is evil. "He is sincere in his course:"--showing his intelligence, and leading to achievement.

Line 5

九五。孚于嘉。吉。

The fifth NINE, undivided, shows us (the ruler) sincere in (fostering all) that is excellent. There will be good fortune.

象曰。孚于嘉。吉。位正中也。

"He is sincere in fostering what is excellent:"--his position is correct and in the centre.

Line 7

上六。拘系之。乃从维之。王用亨于西山。

The topmost SIX, divided, shows us (that sincerity) firmly held and clung to, yea, and bound fast. (We see) the king with it presenting his offerings on the western mountain.

象曰。拘系之。上穷也。

"The sincerity is firmly held and clung to, as shown in the topmost line:"--(the idea of The Judgment) has reached its extreme development.

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