27. 頤 Nourishment

頤：貞吉。觀頤，自求口實。

Yí: Zhēn jí. Guān yí, zì qiú kǒu shí.

Perseverance brings good fortune. Watch how one is nourished; seek one's own food.

頤：貞吉。觀頤，自求口實。

初九：舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。

Chū jiǔ: Shě ěr líng guī, guān wǒ duǒ yí, xiōng.

First line: You set aside your sacred tortoise and stare at my moving jaw. Misfortune.

初九：舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。

六二：顛頤，拂經，于丘頤，征凶。

Liù èr: Diān yí, fú jīng, yú qiū yí, zhēng xiōng.

Second line: Seeking nourishment upside down, departing from the norm; seeking it from the hill. Setting forth brings misfortune.

六二：顛頤，拂經，于丘頤，征凶。

六三：拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。

Liù sān: Fú yí, zhēn xiōng, shí nián wù yòng, wú yōu lì.

Third line: Rejecting nourishment. Perseverance brings misfortune. Do not act for ten years. Nothing favorable.

六三：拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。

六四：顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。

Liù sì: Diān yí, jí, hǔ shì dān dān, qí yù zhú zhú, wú jiù.

Fourth line: Seeking nourishment from below brings good fortune. The tiger stares intently, its desire unceasing. No blame.

六四：顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。

六五：拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。

Liù wǔ: Fú jīng, jū zhēn jí, bù kě shè dà chuān.

Fifth line: Departing from the norm. Remaining persevering brings good fortune. One should not cross the great river.

六五：拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。

上九：由頤，厲吉，利涉大川。

Shàng jiǔ: Yóu yí, lì jí, lì shè dà chuān.

Top line: The source of nourishment. Danger, but good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river.

上九：由頤，厲吉，利涉大川。