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Hexagram 3 · Zhūn ䷂
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屯：元亨，利貞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
初九：磐桓，利居貞，利建侯。
六二：屯如邅如，乘馬班如，匪寇婚媾，女子貞不字，十年乃字。
六三：即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子幾不如舍，往吝。
六四：乘馬班如，求婚媾，往，吉无不利。
九五：屯其膏；小貞吉，大貞凶。
上六：乘馬班如，泣血漣如。
彖曰：屯，剛柔始交而難生，動乎險中，大亨貞。雷雨之動滿盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不寧。
象曰：雲雷，屯；君子以經綸。
雖磐桓，志行正也。以貴下賤，大得民也。
六二之難，乘剛也。十年乃字，反常也。
即鹿无虞，以從禽也。君子舍之，往吝窮也。
求而往，明也。
屯其膏，施未光也。
泣血漣如，何可長也。
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.
Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning): Supreme success. Steadfastness is favorable. Do not set out; it is favorable to establish lords.
Nine at the beginning: Hesitating and circling. Remaining steadfast is favorable; establishing lords is favorable.
Six in the second place: Struggling and wandering; horses and riders circle about. Not robbers but suitors. The woman remains steadfast and does not marry; after ten years she marries.
Six in the third place: Pursuing deer without a guide, one only enters the forest. The noble person senses the danger and would rather desist; going forth brings humiliation.
Six in the fourth place: Horses and riders circle about. Seeking marriage, going forth brings good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
Nine in the fifth place: Holding back rich bounty: steadfastness in small matters brings good fortune, in great matters misfortune.
Six at the top: Horses and riders circle about; tears of blood pour down.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Zhun, firmness and yielding first meet and difficulty is born. Moving amid danger, there is great success through steadfastness. Thunder and rain move in fullness; at heaven's beginning all is wild and dim. Lords should be established, but there is no time for rest.
The Image Commentary says: Cloud and thunder: Zhun. Thus the noble person weaves order out of chaos.
Though hesitating, his will acts uprightly. One of high rank humbles himself before the lowly, thereby greatly winning the people.
The second six finds difficulty because the yielding rides upon firmness. She marries after ten years: the ordinary order returns.
Pursuing deer without a guide means chasing wild game. The noble person abandons the chase; going forth ends in humiliation and an impasse.
Seeking and going forth shows clarity.
Holding back rich bounty: its gift does not yet shine.
Tears of blood pouring down: how could this endure?
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.
Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning): Supreme success. Staying steady is favorable. Do not set out anywhere. It is favorable to establish regional rulers.
Nine at the beginning: Hesitating and circling. It is favorable to stay where you are and stay steady. It is favorable to establish regional rulers.
Six in the second place: Difficulties and hesitation. The rider turns the horse around. This is not a robber but a suitor. The young woman stays steady and does not marry. After ten years she marries.
Six in the third place: Hunting deer without a guide only leads into the forest. The noble person knows when to give it up. Continuing brings humiliation.
Six in the fourth place: The rider turns the horse around. Seek a marriage. Going ahead brings good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
Nine in the fifth place: Holding back the rich food. Staying steady in small matters brings good fortune; staying steady in great matters brings misfortune.
Six at the top: The rider turns the horse around and cries tears of blood without stopping.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Zhun, firm and yielding first meet and difficulty arises. Moving within danger brings great success through staying steady. Thunder and rain move and fill the world. At the beginning of heaven's creation, everything is confused. It is fitting to establish regional rulers, but not to rest easy.
The Image Commentary says: Clouds and thunder form Zhun. The noble person therefore puts things in order.
Though he hesitates and circles, he intends to follow the right path. A high-ranking person places himself below those of low rank, and so wins the people in great numbers.
The difficulty of the six in the second place comes from its riding on a firm line. Marrying after ten years is a return to the normal order.
Hunting deer without a guide is simply chasing the animal. The noble person gives it up; continuing would lead to humiliation and exhaustion.
Seeking and going forward shows clear understanding.
Holding back rich food means that generosity has not yet spread widely.
How could crying tears of blood without stopping go on for long?