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Dà Zhuàng — Great Vigor

雷天大壮 · Legge: Ta Kwang · Thunder above, Heaven below

Great vigor with nothing to push against: a step that propriety forbids is not a step you can take.

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The Judgment

Dà Zhuàng. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Ta Kwang indicates that (under the conditions which it symbolizes) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.

The Image

XXXIV. (The trigram representing) heaven and above it that for thunder form Ta Kwang. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not take a step which is not according to propriety.

雷在天上,大壮;君子以非礼弗履。

The Six Lines

The first nine · 初九

The first line, undivided, shows its subject manifesting his strength in his toes. But advance will lead to evil, most certainly.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first nine, undivided, shows its subject manifesting his strength in his toes. But advance will lead to evil, -most certainly.

The second nine · 九二

The second line, undivided, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second nine, undivided, shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune.

The third nine · 九三

The third line, undivided, shows, in the case of a small man, one using all his strength; and in the case of a superior man, one whose rule is not to do so. Even with firm correctness the position would be perilous. The exercise of strength in it might be compared to the case of a ram butting against a fence, and getting his horns entangled.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third nine, undivided, shows, in the case of a small man, one using all his strength; and in the case of a superior man, one whose rule is not to do so. Even with firm correctness the position would be perilous. (The exercise of strength in it might be compared to the case of) a ram butting against a fence, and getting his horns entangled.

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows firm correctness leads to good fortune, and occasion for repentance disappears. The fence opened without the horns being entangled. The strength is like that in the wheel-spokes of a large wagon.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows (a case in which) firm correctness leads to good fortune, and occasion for repentance disappears. (We see) the fence opened without the horns being entangled. The strength is like that in the wheel-spokes of a large wagon.

The fifth six · 六五

The fifth line, divided, shows one who loses his ram -like strength in the ease of his position. There will be no occasion for repentance.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth six, divided, shows one who loses his ram (-like strength) in the ease of his position. (But) there will be no occasion for repentance.

The topmost six · 上六

The sixth line, divided, shows the ram butting against the fence, and unable either to retreat, or to advance as he would fain do. There will not be advantage in any respect; but if he realize the difficulty, there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The sixth six, divided, shows (one who may be compared to) the ram butting against the fence, and unable either to retreat, or to advance as he would fain do. There will not be advantage in any respect; but if he realize the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune.

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