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Guī Mèi — The Younger Bride

雷泽归妹 · Legge: Kwei Mei · Thunder above, Lake below

A bride given away in haste: looking to the far end, the mischief is usually settled at the beginning.

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The Judgment

Guī Mèi. Action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.

The Image

LIV. (The trigram representing the waters of) a marsh and over it that for thunder form Kwei Mei. The superior man, in accordance with this, having regard to the far-distant end, knows the mischief (that may be done at the beginning).

泽上有雷,归妹;君子以永终知敝。

The Six Lines

The first nine · 初九

The first line, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. A person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first nine, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. (It suggests the idea of) a person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.

The second nine · 九二

The second line, undivided, shows her blind of one eye, and yet able to see. There will be advantage in her maintaining the firm correctness of a solitary widow.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second nine, undivided, shows her blind of one eye, and yet able to see. There will be advantage in her maintaining the firm correctness of a solitary widow.

The third six · 六三

The third line, divided, shows the younger sister who was to be married off in a mean position. She returns and accepts an ancillary position.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third six, divided, shows the younger sister who was to be married off in a mean position. She returns and accepts an ancillary position.

The fourth nine · 九四

The fourth line, undivided, shows the younger sister who is to be married off protracting the time. She may be late in being married, but the time will come.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth nine, undivided, shows the younger sister who is to be married off protracting the time. She may be late in being married, but the time will come.

The fifth six · 六五

The fifth line, divided, reminds us of the marrying of the younger sister of king Ti-yi, when the sleeves of her the princess were not equal to those of the still younger sister who accompanied her in an inferior capacity. The case suggests the thought of the moon almost full. There will be good fortune.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth six, divided, reminds us of the marrying of the younger sister of (king) Ti-yi, when the sleeves of her the princess were not equal to those of the (still) younger sister who accompanied her in an inferior capacity. (The case suggests the thought oo the moon almost full. There will be good fortune.

The topmost six · 上六

The sixth line, divided, shows the young lady bearing the basket, but without anything in it, and the gentleman slaughtering the sheep, but without blood flowing from it. There will be no advantage in any way.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The sixth six, divided, shows the young lady bearing the basket, but without anything in it, and the gentleman slaughtering the sheep, but without blood flowing from it. There will be no advantage in any way.

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