2. 坤 The Receptive

坤：元亨，利牝馬之貞。君子有攸往，先迷後得主，利西南得朋，東北喪朋。安貞，吉。

Kūn: Yuán hēng, lì pìn mǎ zhī zhēn. Jūn zǐ yǒu yōu wǎng, xiān mí hòu dé zhǔ, lì xī nán dé péng, dōng běi sàng péng. Ān zhēn, jí.

Supreme success; favorable is the perseverance of a mare. The noble one has somewhere to go: first lost, later he finds a master. Favorable to gain friends in the southwest, to lose friends in the northeast. Quiet perseverance brings good fortune.

坤：元亨，利牝馬之貞。君子有攸往，先迷後得主，利西南得朋，東北喪朋。安貞，吉。

初六：履霜，堅冰至。

Chū liù: Lǚ shuāng, jiān bīng zhì.

First line: Treading on frost, solid ice is coming.

初六：履霜，堅冰至。

六二：直，方，大，不習无不利。

Liù èr: Zhí, fāng, dà, bù xí wú bù lì.

Second line: Straight, square, great. Without practice, nothing is unfavorable.

六二：直，方，大，不習无不利。

六三：含章可貞。或從王事，无成有終。

Liù sān: Hán zhāng kě zhēn. Huò cóng wáng shì, wú chéng yǒu zhōng.

Third line: Hidden brilliance; one can persevere. If serving the king, no achievement of one's own, but a good end.

六三：含章可貞。或從王事，无成有終。

六四：括囊；无咎，无譽。

Liù sì: Kuò náng; wú jiù, wú yù.

Fourth line: A tied-up sack. No blame, no praise.

六四：括囊；无咎，无譽。

六五：黃裳，元吉。

Liù wǔ: Huáng shang, yuán jí.

Fifth line: A yellow lower garment. Supreme good fortune.

六五：黃裳，元吉。

上六：龍戰于野，其血玄黃。 用六：利永貞。

Shàng liù: Lóng zhàn yú yě, qí xuè xuán huáng. Yòng liù: Lì yǒng zhēn.

Top line: Dragons fight in the wild; their blood is dark and yellow. (Use of Sixes: favorable is lasting perseverance.)

上六：龍戰于野，其血玄黃。 用六：利永貞。