57. 巽 The Gentle (Wind)
巽:小亨,利攸往,利見大人。
Small success. Favorable to go somewhere. Favorable to see the great man.
巽:小亨,利攸往,利見大人。
初六:進退,利武人之貞。
First line: Advancing and retreating. Favorable is a warrior's perseverance.
初六:進退,利武人之貞。
九二:巽在床下,用史巫紛若,吉,无咎。
Second line: Penetrating beneath the bed; diviners and shamans used in great number. Good fortune, no blame.
九二:巽在床下,用史巫紛若,吉,无咎。
九三:頻巽,吝。
Third line: Repeated penetrating. Humiliation.
九三:頻巽,吝。
六四:悔亡,田獲三品。
Fourth line: Regret vanishes. In the hunt, three kinds of game are caught.
六四:悔亡,田獲三品。
九五:貞吉悔亡,无不利。无初有終,先庚三日,後庚三日,吉。
Fifth line: Perseverance brings good fortune; regret vanishes; nothing unfavorable. No beginning, but an end. Three days before the change, three days after. Good fortune.
九五:貞吉悔亡,无不利。无初有終,先庚三日,後庚三日,吉。
上九:巽在床下,喪其資斧,貞凶。
Top line: Penetrating beneath the bed, he loses his money and his axe. Perseverance brings misfortune.
上九:巽在床下,喪其資斧,貞凶。