#20
Guān · Contemplation
Upper ☴ 巽 Wind · Lower ☷ 坤 Earth
Judgment 卦辞
盥而不荐，有孚颙若。盥而不薦，有孚顒若。
Kwân shows (how he whom it represents should be like) the worshipper who has washed his hands, but not (yet) presented his offerings;—with sincerity and an appearance of dignity (commanding reverent regard).
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
大观在上，顺而巽，中正以观天下。观，盥而不荐，有孚颙若，下观而化也。观天之神道，而四时不忒，圣人以神道设教，而天下服矣。大觀在上，順而巽，中正以觀天下。觀，盥而不薦，有孚顒若，下觀而化也。觀天之神道，而四時不忒，聖人以神道設教，而天下服矣。
Image 象曰
风行地上，观；先王以省方，观民设教。風行地上，觀；先王以省方，觀民設教。
上九上九
观其生，君子无咎。觀其生，君子无咎。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject contemplating his character to see if it be indeed that of a superior man. He will not fall into error.
Line image 小象：观其生，志未平也。觀其生，志未平也。
九五九五
观我生，君子无咎。觀我生，君子无咎。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject contemplating his own life(-course). A superior man, he will (thus) fall into no error.
Line image 小象：观我生，观民也。觀我生，觀民也。
六四六四
观国之光，利用宾于王。觀國之光，利用賓于王。
The fourth line, divided, shows one contemplating the glory of the kingdom. It will be advantageous for him, being such as he is, (to seek) to be a guest of the king.
Line image 小象：观国之光，尚宾也。觀國之光，尚賓也。
六三六三
观我生，进退。觀我生，進退。
The third line, divided, shows one looking at (the course of) his own life, to advance or recede (accordingly).
Line image 小象：观我生，进退；未失道也。觀我生，進退；未失道也。
六二六二
窥观，利女贞。窺觀，利女貞。
The second line, divided, shows one peeping out from a door. It would be advantageous if it were (merely) the firm correctness of a female.
Line image 小象：窥观女贞，亦可丑也。窺觀女貞，亦可醜也。
初六初六
童观，小人无咎，君子吝。童觀，小人无咎，君子吝。
The first line, divided, shows the looking of a lad;—not blamable in men of inferior rank, but matter for regret in superior men.
Line image 小象：初六童观，小人道也。初六童觀，小人道也。
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