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Jiā Rén — The Hearth at Home

风火家人 · Legge: Kia Zan · Wind above, Fire below

Inside the walls, order begins with the woman's steadfastness; words must match the facts of the house.

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The Judgment

For Jiā Rén, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.

Legge’s 1882 translation

For (the realization of what is taught in) Kia Zan, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.

The Image

XXXVII. (The trigram representing) fire, and that for wind coming forth from it, form Kia Zan. The superior man, in accordance with this, orders his words according to (the truth of) things, and his conduct so that it is uniformly consistent.

风自火出,家人;君子以言有物而行有恒。

The Six Lines

The first nine · 初九

The first line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first nine, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.

The second six · 六二

The second line, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second six, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.

The third nine · 九三

The third line, undivided, shows its subject the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, there will be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third nine, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.

The fourth six · 六四

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth six, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.

The fifth nine · 九五

The fifth line, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth nine, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.

The topmost nine · 上九

The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The topmost nine, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.

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