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《中孚 - Zhong Fu》

English translation: James Legge [?]
Books referencing 《中孚》 Library Resources
1 中孚:
中孚,柔在內而剛得中。說而巽,孚,乃化邦也。豚魚吉,信及豚魚也。利涉大川,乘木舟虛也。中孚以利貞,乃應乎天也。
Tuan Zhuan:
In Zhong Fu we have the (two) weak lines in the innermost part (of the figure), and strong lines occupying the central places (in the trigrams). (We have the attributes) of pleased satisfaction and flexible penetration. Sincerity (thus symbolled) will transform a country. 'Pigs and fish (are moved), and there will be good fortune:' - sincerity reaches to (and affects even) pigs and fishes. 'There will be advantage in crossing the great stream:' - (we see in the figure) one riding on (the emblem of) wood, which forms an empty boat. In (the exercise of the virtue denoted by) Zhong Fu, (it is said that) 'there will be advantage in being firm and correct:' - in that virtue indeed we have the response (of man) to Heaven.

URN: ctp:book-of-changes/zhong-fu1