Hexagram 54 · ䷵
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.
The Marrying Maiden is the great significance of heaven and earth. If heaven and earth do not unite, all creatures fail to prosper. The Marrying Maiden is the end and beginning of humanity. Joy and movement: the Marrying Maiden goes. Undertakings bring misfortune because her place is not the proper one. Nothing that would further: the yielding rides on the hard.
The Marrying Maiden is the great significance of heaven and earth. Without their union, creatures fail to prosper. It represents the end and beginning of humanity. Joy and movement accompany the maiden, but undertakings bring misfortune because her place is improper.
Thunder over the lake: the image of the Marrying Maiden. The noble person through the ending foreknows the beginning.
Thunder over the lake represents the Marrying Maiden. The noble person foreknows the beginning through the ending.
The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.
The marrying maiden as concubine. A lame man able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.
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The marrying maiden as a concubine: the purpose is continued thereby. A lame man who is able to tread: good fortune comes through acting in the right place.
Marrying maiden as concubine continues purpose. Lame man treading brings good fortune through right place.
A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a secluded man brings good fortune.
A one-eyed man able to see. Perseverance of a secluded man brings good fortune.
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The perseverance of a secluded man brings good fortune: he has not changed his constant nature.
Secluded man's perseverance brings good fortune—unchanged constant nature.
The marrying maiden as a slave. She marries as a concubine.
The marrying maiden as slave. She marries as concubine.
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The marrying maiden as a slave: she does not act in the right place.
Marrying maiden as slave means not acting in right place.
The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course.
The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. Late marriage comes in due course.
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The allotted time is drawn out: the purpose is to act after waiting.
Drawing out allotted time means acting after waiting.
The sovereign Yi gave his daughter in marriage. The embroidered garments of the princess were not as gorgeous as those of the servingmaid. The moon that is nearly full brings good fortune.
Sovereign Yi gave his daughter in marriage. Princess's garments not as gorgeous as servingmaid's. Nearly full moon brings good fortune.
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The embroidered garments of the princess were not as gorgeous as those of the servingmaid: her position is in the middle; she gives herself to noble conduct.
Princess's garments less gorgeous than servingmaid's—position in middle, noble conduct.
The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it. The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing that acts to further.
Woman holds basket but no fruits. Man stabs sheep but no blood flows. Nothing acts to further.
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She holds a basket but there are no fruits in it: she carries an empty basket.
Holding basket with no fruits means carrying empty basket.