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Dǐng — The Sacred Vessel

火风鼎 · Legge: Ting · Fire above, Wind below

The vessel that cooks for many: keep every position correct, and the appointment holds by itself.

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The Judgment

Dǐng. Great progress and success.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Ting gives the intimation of great progress and success.

The Image

L. (The trigram representing) wood and above it that for fire form Ting. The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps his every position correct, and maintains secure the appointment (of Heaven).

木上有火,鼎;君子以正位凝命。

The Six Lines

The first six · 初六

The first line, divided, shows the caldron overthrown and its feet turned up. There will be advantage in its getting rid of what was bad in it. The concubine by means of her son. There will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first six, divided, shows the caldron overthrown and its feet turned up. (But) there will be advantage in its getting rid of what was bad in it. (Or it shows us) the concubine (whose position is improved) by means of her son. There will be no error.

The second nine · 九二

The second line, undivided, shows the caldron with the things in it., 'My enemy dislikes me, but he cannot approach me,' there will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second nine, undivided, shows the caldron with the things (to be cooked) in it. (If its subject can say), 'My enemy dislikes me, but he cannot approach me,' there will be good fortune.

The third nine · 九三

The third line, undivided, shows the caldron with the places of its ears changed. The progress of its subject is thus stopped. The fat flesh of the pheasant which is in the caldron will not be eaten. But the genial rain will come, and the grounds for repentance will disappear. There will be good fortune in the end.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third nine, undivided, shows the caldron with (the places of) its ears changed. The progress (of its subject) is (thus) stopped. The fat flesh of the pheasant (which is in the caldron) will not be eaten. But the (genial) rain will come, and the grounds for repentance will disappear. There will be good fortune in the end.

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows the caldron with its feet broken; and its contents, designed for the ruler's use, overturned and spilt. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows the caldron with its feet broken; and its contents, designed for the ruler's use, overturned and spilt. Its subject will be made to blush for shame. There will be evil.

The fifth six · 六五

The fifth line, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth six, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct.

The topmost nine · 上九

The sixth line, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The sixth nine, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous.

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