Concording People (13)
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The Judgement
FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN in the open.Success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
The perseverance of the superior man furthers.
The Image
Heaven together with fire:The image of FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN.
Thus the superior man organizes the clans
And makes distinctions between things.
Line Poems
- 6 - Fellowship with men in the meadow. No remorse.
- 5 - Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, But afterward they laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting.
- 4 - He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune.
- 3 - He hides weapons in the thicket; He climbs the high hill in front of it. For three years he does not rise up.
- 2 - Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
- 1 - Fellowship with men at the gate. No blame.
Commentary
The image of the upper trigram Ch’ien is heaven, and that of the lower, Li, is flame.It is the nature of fire to flame up to heaven.
This gives the idea of fellowship.
It is the second line that, by virtue of its central character, unites the five strong lines around it.
This hexagram forms a complement to Shih, THE ARMY (7).
In the latter, danger is within and obedience without—the character of a warlike army, which, in order to hold together, needs one strong man among the many who are weak.
Here, clarity is within and strength without—the character of a peaceful union of men, which, in order to hold together, needs one yielding nature among many firm persons.
