| ䷾既濟: |
既濟:亨,小利貞,初吉終亂。 |
| Ji Ji: |
Ji Ji intimates progress and success in small matters. There will be advantage in being firm and correct. There has been good fortune in the beginning; there may be disorder in the end. |
| 彖傳: |
既濟,亨,小者亨也。利貞,剛柔正而位當也。初吉,柔得中也。終止則亂,其道窮也。 |
| Tuan Zhuan: |
'Ji Ji intimates progress and success:' - in small matters, that is, there will be that progress and success. 'There will be advantage in being firm and correct:' - the strong and weak (lines) are correctly arranged, each in its appropriate place. 'There has been good fortune in the beginning: - the weak (second line) is in the centre. 'In the end' there is a cessation (of effort), and 'disorder arises:' - the course (that led to rule and order) is (now) exhausted. |
| 象傳: |
水在火上,既濟;君子以思患而預防之。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
(The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form Ji Ji. The superior man, in accordance with this, thinks of evil (that may come), and beforehand guards against it. |