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Hexagram 27 · Yí ䷚
Hexagram 27 · Yí ䷚ of 69. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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頤：貞吉。觀頤，自求口實。
初九：舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶。
六二：顛頤，拂經，于丘頤，征凶。
六三：拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
六四：顛頤吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
六五：拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。
上九：由頤，厲吉，利涉大川。
彖曰：頤貞吉，養正則吉也。觀頤，觀其所養也；自求口實，觀其自養也。天地養萬物，聖人養賢，以及萬民；頤之時大矣哉！
象曰：山下有雷，頤；君子以慎言語，節飲食。
觀我朵頤，亦不足貴也。
六二征凶，行失類也。
十年勿用，道大悖也。
顛頤之吉，上施光也。
居貞之吉，順以從上也。
由頤厲吉，大有慶也。
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.
Yi (Nourishment): Steadfastness brings good fortune. Look at the mouth's nourishment; seek for yourself what fills it.
Nine at the beginning: You abandon your sacred tortoise and watch my jaws move in hunger. Misfortune.
Six in the second place: Seeking nourishment upside down, departing from the norm; seeking nourishment on the hill, to go forth brings misfortune.
Six in the third place: Turning away from nourishment. Steadfastness brings misfortune. Do not act for ten years; nothing is favorable.
Six in the fourth place: Seeking nourishment upside down brings good fortune. The tiger watches intently, its craving unrelenting. No blame.
Six in the fifth place: Departing from the norm. Remaining steadfast brings good fortune; one cannot cross the great river.
Nine at the top: The source of nourishment. Danger, yet good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The Judgment Commentary says: Yi brings good fortune through steadfastness: to nourish what is right brings good fortune. “Look at nourishment” means observe what one nourishes; “seek for yourself what fills the mouth” means observe how one nourishes oneself. Heaven and earth nourish all beings; sages nourish the worthy and thereby reach the myriad people. Great indeed is the time of Nourishment!
The Image Commentary says: Thunder beneath the mountain: Yi. Thus the noble person takes care with speech and restrains eating and drinking.
Watching my jaws move in hunger is hardly worthy of honor.
The second six goes forth to misfortune: in moving, it loses its kind.
Do not act for ten years: the way is deeply perverted.
Good fortune in seeking nourishment upside down: light radiates down from above.
The good fortune of remaining steadfast: one obediently follows what is above.
The source of nourishment, danger yet good fortune: there is great cause for celebration.
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.
Yi (Nourishment): Staying steady brings good fortune. Watch how people are fed, and seek food for yourself.
Nine at the beginning: You set aside your precious turtle and watch me eating with my mouth open. Misfortune.
Six in the second place: Seek nourishment from below. This goes against the usual way. Seeking food on the hill brings misfortune if you go forward.
Six in the third place: Go against the right way to nourish yourself. Staying steady brings misfortune. Do not act for ten years. Nothing is favorable.
Six in the fourth place: Seek nourishment from below. Good fortune. Watch like a tiger staring hungrily, your desires driving you on. No blame.
Six in the fifth place: Go against the usual way. Staying where you are and staying steady brings good fortune. You cannot cross the great river.
Nine at the top: Nourishment comes from here. Danger, but good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
The Judgment Commentary says: Yi brings good fortune through staying steady because nourishing in the right way brings good fortune. Watching how people are fed means observing what they nourish; seeking your own food means observing how you nourish yourself. Heaven and earth nourish everything. A wise person nourishes capable people and thereby reaches all the people. How important is the time for nourishment!
The Image Commentary says: Thunder is below the mountain: this is Yi. The noble person therefore takes care with his words and limits his eating and drinking.
Watching me eat with my mouth open is not worthy of respect.
Going forward brings the six in the second place misfortune because its action has parted from its own kind.
Do not act for ten years, because this path is seriously wrong.
Seeking nourishment from below brings good fortune because generosity shines down from above.
Staying where you are and staying steady brings good fortune because you willingly follow those above.
Nourishment coming from here brings danger but good fortune and a great blessing.