风山渐 · Legge: Kien · Wind above, Mountain below
The slow ascent: growth in proper order, like a tree on a mountain, with nothing skipped.
Jiàn suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Kien suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
LIII. (The trigram representing) a mountain and above it that for a tree form Kien. The superior man, in accordance with this, attains to and maintains his extraordinary virtue, and makes the manners of the people good.
山上有木，渐；君子以居贤德善俗。
The first line, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against; but there will be no error.
The first six, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer (in similar circumstances) will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against; but there will be no error.
The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
The second six, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
The third line, undivided, shows them gradually advanced to the dry plains. It suggests also the idea of a husband who goes on an expedition from which he does not return, and of a wife who is pregnant, but will not nourish her child. There will be evil. The case symbolized might be advantageous in resisting plunderers.
The third nine, undivided, shows them gradually advanced to the dry plains. (It suggests also the idea of) a husband who goes on an expedition from which he does not return, and of a wife who is pregnant, but will not nourish her child. There will be evil. (The case symbolized) might be advantageous in resisting plunderers.
The fourth line, divided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the trees. They may light on the flat branches. There will be no error.
The fourth six, divided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the trees. They may light on the flat branches. There will be no error.
The fifth line, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the high mound. A wife who for three years does not become pregnant; but in the end the natural issue cannot be prevented. There will be good fortune.
The fifth nine, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the high mound. (It suggests the idea of) a wife who for three years does not become pregnant; but in the end the natural issue cannot be prevented. There will be good fortune.
The sixth line, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the large heights. Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune.
The sixth nine, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the large heights (beyond). Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune.
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