Hexagram 31 of 64

Xián — Stirred to Answer

泽山咸 · Legge: Hsien · Lake above, Mountain below

The mountain above the marsh: being stirred to answer begins with an empty mind, not an eager one.

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The Judgment

Xián. There will be free course and success. Its advantageousness will depend on the being firm and correct, in marrying a young lady. There will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Hsien indicates that, (on the fulfillment of the conditions implied in it), there will be free course and success. Its advantageousness will depend on the being firm and correct, (as) in marrying a young lady. There will be good fortune.

The Image

XXXI. (The trigram representing) a mountain and above it that for (the waters of) a marsh form Hsien. The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps his mind free from pre-occupation, and open to receive (the influences of) others.

山上有泽,咸;君子以虚受人。

The Six Lines

The first six · 初六

The first line, divided, shows one moving his great toes.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first six, divided, shows one moving his great toes.

The second six · 六二

The second line, divided, shows one moving the calves of his leg. There will be evil. If he abide, there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second six, divided, shows one moving the calves of his leg. There will be evil. If he abide (quiet in his place), there will be good fortune.

The third nine · 九三

The third line, undivided, shows one moving his thighs, and keeping close hold of those whom he follows. Going forward will cause regret.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third nine, undivided, shows one moving his thighs, and keeping close hold of those whom he follows. Going forward (in this way) will cause regret.

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, his friends will follow his purpose.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, (only) his friends will follow his purpose.

The fifth nine · 九五

The fifth line, undivided, shows one moving the flesh along the spine above the heart. There will be no occasion for repentance.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth nine, undivided, shows one moving the flesh along the spine above the heart. There will be no occasion for repentance.

The topmost six · 上六

The sixth line, divided, shows one -.moving his jaws and tongue.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The sixth six, divided, shows one -.moving his jaws and tongue.

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