| | 未济: |
火在水上，未济；君子以慎辨物居方。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
(The trigram representing) water and that for fire above it form Wei Ji. The superior man, in accordance with this, carefully discriminates among (the qualities of) things, and the (different) positions they (naturally) occupy. |
| | 未济: |
濡其尾，亦不知极也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'His tail gets immersed:' - this is the very height of ignorance. |
| | 未济: |
九二贞吉，中以行正也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'The second NINE, (undivided), shows good fortune arising from being firm and correct:' - it is in the central place, and the action of its subject thereby becomes correct. |
| | 未济: |
未济征凶，位不当也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'(The state of things is) not yet remedied. Advancing will lead to evil:' - the place (of the line) is not that appropriate for it. |
| | 未济: |
贞吉悔亡，志行也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
(By firm correctness there is good fortune, and cause for repentance disappears:' - the aim (of the subject of the line) is carried into effect. |
| | 未济: |
君子之光，其晖吉也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'(We see) the brightness of a superior man: - 'the diffusion of that brightness tends to good fortune. |
| | 未济: |
饮酒濡首，亦不知节也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'He drinks and gets his head immersed:' - he does not know how to submit to the (proper) regulations. |
