Wei Ji
Before Completion
When you receive Hexagram 64, Wei Ji, the I Ching turns your attention to before completion. Wei Ji. Below is its judgment, its image, and the meaning of each changing line.
The Judgment
Wei Ji. Before completion. Progress and success in the circumstances it implies. A young fox has nearly crossed the stream when its tail gets immersed. There will be no advantage in any way.
Classical (Legge)Wei Zi intimates progress and success (in the circumstances which it implies). (We see) a young fox that has nearly crossed (the stream), when its tail gets immersed. There will be no advantage in any way.
The Image
Fire over water. Wei Ji. The centered one carefully distinguishes the qualities of things and the positions they naturally occupy.
Classical (Legge)(The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form Wei Zi. The superior man, in accordance with this, carefully discriminates among (the qualities of) things, and the (different) positions they (naturally) occupy.
The Changing Lines
His tail gets immersed. There will be occasion for regret.
Classical (Legge)(We see) his tail immersed. There will be occasion for regret.
He drags back his carriage wheel. With firm and correct, good fortune.
Classical (Legge)He drags back his (carriage-)wheel. With firmness and correctness there will be good fortune.
The state of things is not yet as it is sought to be. Advancing is dangerous. Yet it furthers to cross the great stream.
Classical (Legge)(The state of things is) not yet such as it is sought to be. Advance is evil. But it will be advantageous to cross the great stream.
With firm and correct, good fortune. Regret disappears. Let him stir himself as if invading the Demon region, where for three years rewards will come from the great kingdom.
Classical (Legge)(By) firm correctness there will be good fortune, and cause for repentance will disappear. Let (the subject of this line) stir himself up, (as if) he were invading the Demon region, where for three years rewards will come to him (and his troops) from the great kingdom.
With firm and correct, good fortune. No occasion for regret. The brightness of the centered one and the possession of sincerity. Good fortune.
Classical (Legge)(By) firm correctness there will be good fortune; there will be no occasion for repentance. We see in him the brightness of a superior man, and the possession of sincerity. There will be good fortune.
He is full of confidence and feasts in peace. There will be no error. Yet if he gets his head immersed, it will be right for such confidence to be lost.
Classical (Legge)He is (full of) confidence and therefore feasts (quietly). There will be no error. (But) if he gets his head immersed, it will be right for such confidence to be lost.
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