| | 巽: |
隨風，巽；君子以申命行事。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
(Two trigrams representing) wind, following each other, form Xun. The superior man, in accordance with this, reiterates his orders, and secures the practice of his affairs. |
| | 巽: |
進退，志疑也。利武人之貞，志治也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'(Now) he advances, (now) he recedes:' - his mind is perplexed. 'It would be advantageous for him to have the firmness of a brave soldier:' - his mind would in that case be well governed. |
| | 巽: |
紛若之吉，得中也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'The good fortune springing from what borders on confusion' is due to the position (of the line) in the centre. |
| | 巽: |
頻巽之吝，志窮也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'The regret arising from the violent and repeated efforts to penetrate' shows the exhaustion of the will. |
| | 巽: |
田獲三品，有功也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'He takes game in his hunting, enough for the threefold use of it:' - he achieves merit. |
| | 巽: |
九五之吉，位正中也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'The good fortune of (the subject of) the fifth NINE, undivided,' is owing to its correct position and its being in the centre. |
| | 巽: |
巽在床下，上窮也。喪其資斧，正乎凶也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'The representative of penetration is beneath a couch:' - though occupying the topmost place, his powers are exhausted. 'He has lost the axe with which he executed his decisions:' - though he try to be correct, there will be evil. |
