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Hexagram 11 · Tài ䷊
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泰：小往大來，吉亨。
初九：拔茅茹以其彙，征吉。
九二：包荒。用馮河，不遐遺；朋亡。得尚于中行。
九三：无平不陂，无往不復，艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。
六四：翩翩，不富以其鄰；不戒以孚。
六五：帝乙歸妹，以祉，元吉。
上六：城復于隍，勿用師，自邑告命，貞吝。
彖曰：泰，小往大來，吉亨。則是天地交而萬物通也，上下交而其志同也。內陽而外陰，內健而外順，內君子而外小人，君子道長，小人道消也。
象曰：天地交，泰；后以財成天地之道，輔相天地之宜，以左右民。
拔茅征吉，志在外也。
包荒，得尚于中行，以光大也。
无往不復，天地際也。
翩翩不富，皆失實也。不戒以孚，中心願也。
以祉，元吉。中以行願也。
城復于隍，其命亂也。
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the classical Chinese, passage for passage, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Tai (Peace): The small departs and the great arrives. Good fortune and success.
Nine at the beginning: Pulling up reeds by their roots brings their kind along. To set out brings good fortune.
Nine in the second place: Embrace the wasteland. Ford the river without a boat; do not abandon those far away. Let companions fall away. Gain esteem through walking the middle way.
Nine in the third place: No plain stays without a slope; no departure without return. In hardship, steadfastness brings no blame. Do not worry over your sincerity: there is blessing in your food.
Six in the fourth place: Fluttering down, not rich through their neighbors; without warning, they meet in trust.
Six in the fifth place: Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. With blessing, supreme good fortune.
Six at the top: The wall falls back into its moat. Do not use the army. Issue commands from your own city. Steadfastness brings humiliation.
The Judgment Commentary says: Tai: the small departs and the great arrives, good fortune and success. Heaven and earth meet, and all beings flow freely; above and below meet, and their purposes become one. Yang is within and yin without; strength within and obedience without; the noble person within and the petty person without. The noble person's way grows; the petty person's way wanes.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven and earth meet: Tai. Thus the ruler shapes and completes the ways of heaven and earth, assists their proper workings, and so supports the people.
Pulling up reeds and setting out brings good fortune: the will is directed outward.
Embracing the wasteland and gaining esteem through the middle way: this is to make one's light and greatness shine.
No departure without return: this is the boundary between heaven and earth.
Fluttering down, not rich: all have lost their substance. Without warning they meet in trust: their inmost hearts desire it.
With blessing, supreme good fortune: from the center one fulfills one's desire.
The wall falls back into its moat: its decrees are in disorder.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the classical Chinese, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Tai (Peace): The small goes out and the great comes in. Good fortune and success.
Nine at the beginning: Pull up a clump of grass and its roots bring others of their kind. Setting out brings good fortune.
Nine in the second place: Include the wild country. Cross the river without a boat; do not abandon those far away. Give up factional friendships. This wins respect for acting with balance.
Nine in the third place: No level ground stays level forever; no going away is without return. Staying steady through difficulty brings no blame. Do not worry about your sincerity: there will be blessings in your food.
Six in the fourth place: They come flying down, not rich but with their neighbors. Without warning, they trust one another.
Six in the fifth place: Emperor Yi marries off his younger sister. This brings blessings and supreme good fortune.
Six at the top: The city wall falls back into its moat. Do not use the army. Give orders from your own city. Staying steady brings humiliation.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Tai, the small goes out and the great comes in: good fortune and success. Heaven and earth join and everything can thrive. Those above and below communicate, and their aims agree. Yang is inside and yin outside; strength is inside and obedience outside; noble people are inside and petty people outside. The noble person's way grows and the petty person's way declines.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven and earth join: this is Tai. The ruler therefore shapes and completes the ways of heaven and earth, helps them do what is fitting, and thereby supports the people.
Pulling up grass and setting out brings good fortune because one's aim lies outside.
Including the wild country wins respect for balanced action because it is open and generous.
Every departure has a return: this is the meeting point of heaven and earth.
Flying down without wealth means all have lost their solid basis. Trusting without warning expresses a heartfelt wish.
Blessings and supreme good fortune come from fulfilling one's wish with balance.
The city wall falls back into its moat because the command has fallen into disorder.