64. 未濟 Before Completion

未濟：亨，小狐汔濟，濡其尾，无攸利。

Wèi jì: Hēng, xiǎo hú qì jì, rú qí wěi, wú yōu lì.

Success. The little fox, nearly across, wets its tail. Nothing favorable.

未濟：亨，小狐汔濟，濡其尾，无攸利。

初六：濡其尾，吝。

Chū liù: Rú qí wěi, lìn.

First line: He wets his tail. Humiliation.

初六：濡其尾，吝。

九二：曳其輪，貞吉。

Jiǔ èr: Yè qí lún, zhēn jí.

Second line: He brakes his wheels. Perseverance brings good fortune.

九二：曳其輪，貞吉。

六三：未濟，征凶，利涉大川。

Liù sān: Wèi jì, zhēng xiōng, lì shè dà chuān.

Third line: Not yet across: setting forth brings misfortune. Favorable to cross the great river.

六三：未濟，征凶，利涉大川。

九四：貞吉，悔亡，震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。

Jiǔ sì: Zhēn jí, huǐ wáng, zhèn yòng fá guǐ fāng, sān nián yǒu shǎng yú dà guó.

Fourth line: Perseverance brings good fortune; regret vanishes. Rousing to attack the Demon Land; after three years, rewarded by the great state.

九四：貞吉，悔亡，震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。

六五：貞吉，无悔，君子之光，有孚，吉。

Liù wǔ: Zhēn jí, wú huǐ, jūn zǐ zhī guāng, yǒu fú, jí.

Fifth line: Perseverance brings good fortune; no regret. The light of the noble one; there is sincerity. Good fortune.

六五：貞吉，无悔，君子之光，有孚，吉。

上九：有孚于飲酒，无咎，濡其首，有孚失是。

Shàng jiǔ: Yǒu fú yú yǐn jiǔ, wú jiù, rú qí shǒu, yǒu fú shī shì.

Top line: There is sincerity in drinking wine; no blame. If he wets his head, sincerity is lost.

上九：有孚于飲酒，无咎，濡其首，有孚失是。