Hexagram 45 of 64

Cuì — All Gathered In

泽地萃 · Legge: Tsui · Lake above, Earth below

A gathering at the ancestral temple: the meeting is favorable, and the weapons should be repaired while it lasts.

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The Judgment

In Cuì, the king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous to meet with the great man; and then there will be progress and success, though the advantage must come through firm correctness. The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.

Legge’s 1882 translation

In (the state denoted by) Tsui, the king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous (also) to meet with the great man; and then there will be progress and success, though the advantage must come through firm correctness. The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.

The Image

XLV. (The trigram representing the) earth and that for the waters of a marsh raised above it form Tsui. The superior man, in accordance with this, has his weapons of war put in good repair, to be prepared against unforeseen contingencies.

泽上于地,萃;君子以除戎器,戒不虞。

The Six Lines

The first six · 初六

The first line, divided, shows its subject with a sincere desire, but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is brought into the sphere of his union. If he cry out, all at once will give place to smiles. He need not mind; as he goes forward, there will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first six, divided, shows its subject with a sincere desire (for union), but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is brought into the sphere of his union. If he cry out (for help to his proper correlate), all at once (his tears) will give place to smiles. He need not mind (the temporary difficulty); as he goes forward, there will be no error.

The second six · 六二

The second line, divided, shows its subject led forward. There will be good fortune, and freedom from error. There is entire sincerity, and in that case the vernal sacrifice are acceptable.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second six, divided, shows its subject led forward (by his correlate). There will be good fortune, and freedom from error. There is entire sincerity, and in that case (even the small offerings of) the vernal sacrifice are acceptable.

The third six · 六三

The third line, divided, shows its subject striving after union and seeming to sigh, yet nowhere finding any advantage. If he go forward, he will not err, though there may be some small cause for regret.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third six, divided, shows its subject striving after union and seeming to sigh, yet nowhere finding any advantage. If he go forward, he will not err, though there may be some small cause for regret.

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame.

The fifth nine · 九五

The fifth line, undivided, shows the union under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that be great, long continued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth nine, undivided, shows the union (of all) under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, long continued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear.

The topmost six · 上六

The topmost line, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The topmost six, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error.

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