57. 巽 The Gentle (Wind)

第 57 卦 / 共 64 卦

巽:小亨,利攸往,利見大人。

Xùn: Xiǎo hēng, lì yōu wǎng, lì jiàn dà rén.

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。

Chū liù: Jìn tuì, lì wǔ rén zhī zhēn.

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。

Jiǔ èr: Xùn zài chuáng xià, yòng shǐ wū fēn ruò, jí, wú jiù.

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。

Jiǔ sān: Pín xùn, lìn.

Third line: Repeated penetrating. Humiliation.

九三:頻巽,吝。

六四:悔亡,田獲三品。

Liù sì: Huǐ wáng, tián huò sān pǐn.

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。

Jiǔ wǔ: Zhēn jí huǐ wáng, wú bù lì. Wú chū yǒu zhōng, xiān gēng sān rì, hòu gēng sān rì, jí.

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。

Shàng jiǔ: Xùn zài chuáng xià, sàng qí zī fǔ, zhēn xiōng.

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。