Hexagram 27 · ䷚
The Corners of the Mouth. Perseverance brings good fortune. Watch your nourishment.
The Corners of the Mouth represents nourishment. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay careful attention to what nourishes you.
The Corners of the Mouth brings good fortune, because it is through nourishment that one becomes wise. Watch your nourishment; observe what he gives to others. Heaven and earth nourish all beings. The holy man nourishes the noble and in this way takes care of all people. How great indeed is the nourishment of the holy man!
The Corners of the Mouth brings good fortune through the wisdom gained from proper nourishment. Watch what nourishes you and observe what you give to others. Heaven and earth nourish all beings; the holy person nourishes the noble to care for all people. How great is this nourishment!
At the foot of the mountain thunder: the image of Providing Nourishment. The noble person is careful of his words and temperate in eating and drinking.
Thunder at the foot of the mountain represents Providing Nourishment. The noble person is careful with words and temperate in eating and drinking.
You let your magic tortoise go, and look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping. Misfortune.
Abandoning your innate wisdom like a discarded tortoise, you look with greedy desire. Misfortune follows.
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You look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping. This is not valued by the wise.
Looking with drooping mouth corners shows what the wise do not value.
Turning to the summit for nourishment, deviating from the path to seek nourishment from the hill. Continuing to do this brings misfortune.
Turning to the worthy for nourishment while deviating from the proper path brings misfortune.
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Seeking nourishment from the hill. The light of the great man is not yet brilliant.
Seeking nourishment from the hill shows the great person's light is not yet fully shining.
Turning away from nourishment. Perseverance brings misfortune. For ten years one does not progress. Nothing serves to further.
Turning away from proper nourishment brings misfortune. For ten years no progress is made.
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Turning away from nourishment. For ten years one does not progress, because one turns away from the way.
Turning away brings ten years without progress because one abandons the proper way.
Turning to the summit for nourishment, bringing good fortune. Looking around with the eyes of a tiger, keenly and with desire. No blame.
Turning to the worthy for nourishment brings good fortune. Looking with keen tiger's eyes brings no blame.
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Looking around with the eyes of a tiger shows the keen desire of the great man.
Looking with tiger's eyes shows the great person's keen desire for proper nourishment.
Turning away from the path. To remain persevering brings good fortune. One should not cross the great water.
Turning away from wrong paths to remain persevering brings good fortune. But do not undertake great risks.
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To remain persevering brings good fortune, because he follows the one above him.
Remaining persevering brings good fortune through following what is above.
The source of nourishment. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Seeking the source of nourishment with awareness of danger brings good fortune. Great undertakings are favored.
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The source of nourishment. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. He is blessed from above.
Seeking the source of nourishment brings blessing from above through awareness of danger.