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Zhōng Fú — The Heart's Sincerity

风泽中孚 · Legge: Kung Fu · Wind above, Lake below

Sincerity that moves even pigs and fish: an honest heart crosses the great stream, not the argument for crossing.

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The Judgment

Zhōng Fú. It moves even pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.

Legge’s 1882 translation

Kung Fu (moves even) pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.

The Image

LXI. (The trigram representing the waters of) a marsh and that for wind above it form Kung Fu. The superior man, in accordance with this, deliberates about cases of litigation and delays (the infliction of) death.

泽上有风,中孚;君子以议狱缓死。

The Six Lines

The first nine · 初九

The first line, undivided, shows its subject resting. There will be good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The first nine, undivided, shows its subject resting (in himself). There will be good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.

The second nine · 九二

The second line, undivided, shows its subject the crane crying out in her hidden retirement, and her young ones responding to her., ' I have a cup of good spirits,', 'I will partake of it with you.'

Legge’s 1882 translation

The second nine, undivided, shows its subject (like) the crane crying out in her hidden retirement, and her young ones responding to her. (It is as if it were said), ' I have a cup of good spirits,' (and the response were), 'I will partake of it with you.'

The third six · 六三

The third line, divided, shows its subject having met with his mate. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The third six, divided, shows its subject having met with his mate. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.

The fourth six · 六四

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject the moon nearly full, and a horse whose fellow disappears. There will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fourth six, divided, shows its subject (like) the moon nearly full, and (like) a horse (in a chariot) whose fellow disappears. There will be no error.

The fifth nine · 九五

The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject perfectly sincere, and linking to him in closest union. There will be no error.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The fifth nine, undivided, shows its subject perfectly sincere, and linking (others) to him in closest union. There will be no error.

The topmost nine · 上九

The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject in chanticleer mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.

Legge’s 1882 translation

The topmost nine, undivided, shows its subject in chanticleer (trying to) mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.

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