| | 震: |
洊雷，震；君子以恐惧修省。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
(The trigram representing) thunder, being repeated, forms Zhen. The superior man, in accordance with this, is fearful and apprehensive, cultivates (his virtue), and examines (his faults). |
| | 震: |
震来虩虩，恐致福也。笑言哑哑，后有则也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'When the (time of) movement comes, he will be found looking out with apprehension:' - that feeling of dread leads to happiness. 'He yet smiles and talks cheerfully:' - the issue (of his dread) is that he adopts (proper) laws (for his course). |
| | 震: |
震来厉，乘刚也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'When the movement approaches, he is in a position of peril:' - (a weak line) is mounted on a strong (one). |
| | 震: |
震苏苏，位不当也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'He is distraught amid the startling movements going on:' - (the third line) is in a position unsuitable to it. |
| | 震: |
震遂泥，未光也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'Amid the startling movements, he sinks supinely in the mud:' - the light in him has not yet been brilliantly developed. |
| | 震: |
震往来厉，危行也。其事在中，大无丧也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'He goes and comes amid the startling movements, and (always) in peril:' - full of risk are his doings. 'What he has to do has to be done in his central position:' - far will he be from incurring any loss. |
| | 震: |
震索索，中未得也。虽凶无咎，畏邻戒也。 |
| Xiang Zhuan: |
'Amid the startling movements he is in breathless dismay:' - he has not found out (the course of) the due mean. 'Though evil (threatens), he will not fall into error:' - he is afraid of being warned by his neighbours. |
