37. 家人 The Family

家人：利女貞。

Jiā rén: Lì nǚ zhēn.

Favorable is a woman's perseverance.

家人：利女貞。

初九：閑有家，悔亡。

Chū jiǔ: Xián yǒu jiā, huǐ wáng.

First line: Firm rules within the household. Regret vanishes.

初九：閑有家，悔亡。

六二：无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。

Liù èr: Wú yōu suì, zài zhōng kuì, zhēn jí.

Second line: She does not follow her own whims; she tends to the food within. Perseverance brings good fortune.

六二：无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。

九三：家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。

Jiǔ sān: Jiā rén hè hè, huǐ lì jí; fù zi xī xī, zhōng lìn.

Third line: Strictness in the household: regret and danger, but good fortune. Wife and children giggling: humiliation in the end.

九三：家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。

六四：富家，大吉。

Liù sì: Fù jiā, dà jí.

Fourth line: Enriching the household. Great good fortune.

六四：富家，大吉。

九五：王假有家，勿恤，往吉。

Jiǔ wǔ: Wáng jiǎ yǒu jiā, wù xù, wǎng jí.

Fifth line: The king comes to his household. Do not worry. Good fortune.

九五：王假有家，勿恤，往吉。

上九：有孚威如，終吉。

Shàng jiǔ: Yǒu fú wēi rú, zhōng jí.

Top line: Sincerity that commands respect. Good fortune in the end.

上九：有孚威如，終吉。