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Hexagram 13 · Tóng Rén ䷌
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同人于野，亨。利涉大川，利君子貞。
初九：同人于門，無咎。
六二：同人于宗，吝。
九三：伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三歲不興。
九四：乘其庸，弗克攻，吉。
九五：同人，先號啕而後笑。大師克相遇。
上九：同人于郊，無悔。
彖曰：同人，柔得位得中，而應乎乾，曰同人。同人曰，同人于野，亨。利涉大川，乾行也。文明以健，中正而應，君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。
象曰：天與火，同人；君子以類族辨物。
出門同人，又誰咎也。
同人于宗，吝道也。
伏戎于莽，敵剛也。三歲不興，安行也。
乘其庸，義弗克也，其吉，則困而反則也。
同人之先，以中直也。大師相遇，言相克也。
同人于郊，志未得也。
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.
Tong Ren (Fellowship with Others): Fellowship with others in the open country brings success. It is favorable to cross the great river; favorable for the noble person to be steadfast.
Nine at the beginning: Fellowship with others at the gate. No blame.
Six in the second place: Fellowship with others within the clan. Humiliation.
Nine in the third place: Hide armed men in the thicket; climb the high ridge. For three years they do not rise.
Nine in the fourth place: Climb upon the wall, but cannot attack. Good fortune.
Nine in the fifth place: In fellowship with others, first they cry and wail, then laugh. A great army prevails, and they meet.
Nine at the top: Fellowship with others on the outskirts. No regret.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Tong Ren, the yielding finds its place and the center, and responds to Qian (Heaven); hence it is called Fellowship with Others. It says, “Fellowship with others in the open country brings success.” It is favorable to cross the great river: Qian moves forward. Clarity joined to strength, central and upright and answering: this is the noble person's rectitude. Only the noble person can unite the aspirations of all under heaven.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven together with fire: Tong Ren. Thus the noble person groups clans and distinguishes things.
Going out the gate to join others: who could find fault?
Fellowship with others within the clan: this is a way to humiliation.
Hiding armed men in the thicket: the adversary is firm. Not rising for three years: how could they advance?
Climbing the wall: by right he cannot prevail. His good fortune means that, brought to an impasse, he returns to the rule.
The beginning of fellowship with others comes from central uprightness. The great armies meet: each overcomes the other.
Fellowship with others on the outskirts: the aspiration is not yet fulfilled.
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.
Tong Ren (Fellowship with People): Join with people in the open country. Success. It is favorable to cross the great river. Staying steady is favorable for the noble person.
Nine at the beginning: Join with people at the gate. No blame.
Six in the second place: Join only with your own clan. Humiliation.
Nine in the third place: Hide armed men in the bushes. Climb the high hill. For three years they do not rise to attack.
Nine in the fourth place: Climb the wall, but do not attack. Good fortune.
Nine in the fifth place: People coming together cry loudly first, then laugh. Great armies overcome their opponents and meet.
Nine at the top: Join with people outside the city. No regret.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Tong Ren, the yielding line gains its proper central position and answers Qian (Heaven). That is why it is called fellowship with people. The text says, “Join with people in the open country. Success.” Crossing the great river is favorable because Qian acts. Bright understanding is joined with strength; the line is centered and upright, and it receives an answer. That is the noble person's proper way. Only the noble person can bring together the aims of everyone in the world.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven and fire: this is Tong Ren. The noble person therefore groups people by kind and distinguishes things.
When one goes out the gate to join others, who could find fault?
Joining only with one's own clan is a path to humiliation.
Hiding armed men in the bushes means facing a strong enemy. If they do not rise for three years, how could they advance?
Climbing the wall but not attacking means that an attack would not be right. Good fortune comes because difficulty leads to a return to the rules.
At first, people come together because of inner honesty. Their great armies meet because they have defeated each other.
Joining people outside the city means the aim has not yet been achieved.