既济 jì jì

After Completion

Upper ☰

坎 Kan (Water)

water · Abysmal

Lower ☷

离 Li (Fire)

fire · Clinging

📜The Judgment

After Completion. Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. Good fortune in the beginning, disorder in the end.

🏔The Image

Water over fire. The superior person takes thought of misfortune and arms against it in advance.

⚊The Lines

Yang

First (Bottom)

One brakes the wheels. Gets the tail wet. No blame.

Yin

Second

The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Do not run after it; on the seventh day you will get it.

Yang

Third

The Illustrious Ancestor disciplines the Devil's Country. After three years he conquers it. Inferior people must not be employed.

Yin

Fourth

The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day long.

Yang

Fifth

The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox does not attain as much real happiness as the neighbor in the west with their small offering.

Yin

Sixth (Top)

Getting one's head in the water. Danger.