11. 泰 Peace

泰：小往大來，吉亨。

Tài: Xiǎo wǎng dà lái, jí hēng.

The small departs, the great arrives. Good fortune, success.

泰：小往大來，吉亨。

初九：拔茅茹，以其彙，征吉。

Chū jiǔ: Bá máo rú, yǐ qí huì, zhēng jí.

First line: Pulling up reeds, roots and all, together with their kind. Setting forth brings good fortune.

初九：拔茅茹，以其彙，征吉。

九二：包荒，用馮河，不遐遺，朋亡，得尚于中行。

Jiǔ èr: Bāo huāng, yòng féng hé, bù xiá yí, péng wáng, dé shàng yú zhōng háng.

Second line: Embracing the rough, crossing the river on foot, not neglecting the distant, setting aside cliques: so one keeps to the middle way.

九二：包荒，用馮河，不遐遺，朋亡，得尚于中行。

九三：无平不陂，无往不復，艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。

Jiǔ sān: Wú píng bù bēi, wú wǎng bù fù, jiān zhēn wú jiù. Wù xù qí fú, yú shí yǒu fú.

Third line: No plain without a slope, no going without return. Perseverance in hardship: no blame. Do not worry over your sincerity; there is blessing in your livelihood.

九三：无平不陂，无往不復，艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。

六四：翩翩，不富，以其鄰，不戒以孚。

Liù sì: Piān piān, bù fù, yǐ qí lín, bù jiè yǐ fú.

Fourth line: Fluttering down, not relying on wealth, together with one's neighbor; trusting without being warned.

六四：翩翩，不富，以其鄰，不戒以孚。

六五：帝乙歸妹，以祉元吉。

Liù wǔ: Dì yǐ guī mèi, yǐ zhǐ yuán jí.

Fifth line: Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. Blessing and supreme good fortune.

六五：帝乙歸妹，以祉元吉。

上六：城復于隍，勿用師。自邑告命，貞吝。

Shàng liù: Chéng fù yú huáng, wù yòng shī. Zì yì gào mìng, zhēn lìn.

Top line: The city wall falls back into the moat. Do not use the army. Issue orders within your own town. Perseverance brings humiliation.

上六：城復于隍，勿用師。自邑告命，貞吝。