Hexagram 37 家人 changing to hexagram 44 姤
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2, 4.
What to read
Three changing lines: read the judgments of the original and the resulting hexagram; the original is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Judgment of hexagram 37 家人
利女貞。
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kiâ Zăn, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
Judgment of hexagram 44 姤
女壯，勿用取女。
Kâu shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry (such) a female.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 37 家人 — judgment
利女貞。
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kiâ Zăn, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
Hexagram 44 姤 — judgment
女壯，勿用取女。
Kâu shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry (such) a female.
The changing lines of hexagram 37
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 閑有家，悔亡。 | The first line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear. |
| 2 | 无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。 | The second line, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune. |
| 4 | 富家，大吉。 | The fourth line, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
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