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Héng · Duration
Upper ☳ 震 Thunder · Lower ☴ 巽 Wind
Judgment 卦辞
亨,无咎。利贞,利有攸往。亨,无咎。利貞,利有攸往。
Hăng indicates successful progress and no error (in what it denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and correct; and movement in any direction whatever will be advantageous.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
恒,久也。刚上而柔下,雷风相与,巽而动,刚柔皆应,恒。恒亨无咎,利贞;久于其道也,天地之道,恒久而不已也。利有攸往,终则有始也。日月得天,而能久照,四时变化,而能久成,圣人久于其道,而天下化成;观其所恒,而天地万物之情可见矣!恆,久也。剛上而柔下,雷風相與,巽而動,剛柔皆應,恆。恆亨无咎,利貞;久于其道也,天地之道,恆久而不已也。利有攸往,終則有始也。日月得天,而能久照,四時變化,而能久成,聖人久于其道,而天下化成;觀其所恆,而天地萬物之情可見矣!
Image 象曰
雷风,恒;君子以立不易方。雷風,恆;君子以立不易方。
上六上六
恒,凶。恆,凶。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject exciting himself to long continuance. There will be evil. Page:Sacred Books of the East - Volume 16.djvu/162
Line image 小象:振恒在上,大无功也。振恆在上,大无功也。
六五六五
恒其德,贞,妇人吉,夫子凶。恆其德,貞,婦人吉,夫子凶。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject continuously maintaining the virtue indicated by it. In a wife this will be fortunate; in a husband, evil.
Line image 小象:妇人贞吉,从一而终也。夫子制义,从妇凶也。婦人貞吉,從一而終也。夫子制義,從婦凶也。
九四九四
田无禽。田无禽。
The fourth line, undivided, shows a field where there is no game.
Line image 小象:久非其位,安得禽也。久非其位,安得禽也。
九三九三
不恒其德,或承之羞,贞吝。不恆其德,或承之羞,貞吝。
The third line, undivided, shows one who does not continuously maintain his virtue. There are those who will impute this to him as a disgrace. However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret.
Line image 小象:不恒其德,无所容也。不恆其德,无所容也。
九二九二
悔亡。悔亡。
The second line, undivided, shows all occasion for repentance disappearing.
Line image 小象:九二悔亡,能久中也。九二悔亡,能久中也。
初六初六
浚恒,贞凶,无攸利。浚恆,貞凶,无攸利。
The first line, divided, shows its subject deeply (desirous) of long continuance. Even with firm correctness there will be evil; there will be no advantage in any way.
Line image 小象:浚恒之凶,始求深也。浚恆之凶,始求深也。
Legge's translation of this commentary isn't included yet. The original Chinese is shown.