Ji Ji
After Completion
When you receive Hexagram 63, Ji Ji, the I Ching turns your attention to after completion. Ji Ji. Below is its judgment, its image, and the meaning of each changing line.
The Judgment
Ji Ji. After completion. Progress and success in small matters. Hold firm and correct. Good fortune in the beginning. There may be disorder in the end.
Classical (Legge)Ki Zi intimates progress and success in small matters. There will be advantage in being firm and correct. There has been good fortune in the beginning; there may be disorder in the end.
The Image
Water over fire. Ji Ji. The one of centered character considers what may go wrong and guards against it beforehand.
Classical (Legge)(The trigram representing) water and that for fire above it form Ki Zi. The superior man, in accordance with this, thinks of evil (that may come), and beforehand guards against it.
The Changing Lines
A fox whose tail gets wet. There will be no error.
Classical (Legge)(Like a fox) whose tail gets immersed. There will be no error.
A wife has lost her carriage screen. She need not go in pursuit of it. In seven days she will find it.
Classical (Legge)A wife has lost her (carriage-)screen. She need not go in pursuit of it. In seven days she will find it.
Kao Zung attacked the Demon region and was three years in subduing it. Small people should not be employed in such enterprises.
Classical (Legge)Kao Zung attacked the Demon region, and was three years in subduing it. Small men should not be employed (in such enterprises).
The utmost caution is necessary, as if fine garments were concealed beneath coarse ones. He must be on his guard throughout the day.
Classical (Legge)The utmost caution and care are necessary (as if he had) fine garments concealed beneath coarse ones. (He must be on his guard) throughout the day.
The neighbor in the east slaughters an ox for sacrifice, yet this is not equal to the small spring offering of the neighbor in the west, whose sincerity receives the blessing.
Classical (Legge)The neighbour in the east slaughters an ox (for his sacrifice); but this is not equal to the (small) spring sacrifice of the neighbour in the west, whose sincerity receives the blessing.
He gets his head immersed. The position is perilous.
Classical (Legge)He gets his head immersed. The position is perilous.
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