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Hexagram 35 · Jìn ䷢
Hexagram 35 · Jìn ䷢ of 69. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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晉：康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
初六：晉如，摧如，貞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。
六二：晉如，愁如，貞吉。受茲介福，于其王母。
六三：眾允，悔亡。
九四：晉如鼫鼠，貞厲。
六五：悔亡，矢得勿恤，往吉无不利。
上九：晉其角，維用伐邑，厲吉无咎，貞吝。
彖曰：晉，進也。明出地上，順而麗乎大明，柔進而上行。是以康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接也。
象曰：明出地上，晉；君子以自昭明德。
晉如，摧如；獨行正也。裕无咎；未受命也。
受茲介福，以中正也。
眾允之志，上行也。
鼫鼠貞厲，位不當也。
失得勿恤，往有慶也。
維用伐邑，道未光也。
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.
Jin (Progress): The lord of Kang is granted horses in abundance and received three times in a single day.
Six at the beginning: Advancing, then checked. Steadfastness brings good fortune. Without trust, remain generous: no blame.
Six in the second place: Advancing in sorrow. Steadfastness brings good fortune. Receive this great blessing from the royal grandmother.
Six in the third place: The multitude gives its assent. Regret vanishes.
Nine in the fourth place: Advancing like a field mouse. Steadfastness brings danger.
Six in the fifth place: Regret vanishes. Do not worry over loss or gain. Going forth brings good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
Nine at the top: Advancing with one's horns. Use them only to attack one's own town. Danger, but good fortune and no blame; steadfastness brings humiliation.
The Judgment Commentary says: Jin means advancing. Brightness rises above the earth; obedient, it clings to the great light. The yielding advances upward. Thus the lord of Kang is granted horses in abundance and received three times in a single day.
The Image Commentary says: Brightness rises above the earth: Jin. Thus the noble person makes his own luminous virtue shine.
Advancing, then checked: one walks uprightly alone. Generosity without blame: the mandate has not yet been received.
Receiving this great blessing comes from being central and upright.
The multitude gives its assent: their will is to move upward.
The field mouse's steadfastness brings danger: its position is not fitting.
Do not worry over loss or gain: going forth brings celebration.
Using one's horns only to attack one's own town: the way has not yet shone.
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.
Jin (Progress): The ruler of Kang is given many horses. In a single day he is received three times.
Six at the beginning: Advancing, then pushed back. Staying steady brings good fortune. Though no one trusts you, be generous and there will be no blame.
Six in the second place: Advancing, but worried. Staying steady brings good fortune. Receive this great blessing from your royal grandmother.
Six in the third place: Everyone agrees. Regret disappears.
Nine in the fourth place: Advancing like a large rat. Staying steady is dangerous.
Six in the fifth place: Regret disappears. Do not worry about losses and gains. Going forward brings good fortune; nothing is unfavorable.
Nine at the top: Advancing with your horns. Use them only to attack your own town. Danger, but good fortune and no blame. Staying steady brings humiliation.
The Judgment Commentary says: Jin means advancing. Brightness rises above the earth, follows willingly, and is attached to the great light. The yielding line moves forward and upward. That is why the ruler of Kang is given many horses and received three times in one day.
The Image Commentary says: Brightness rises above the earth: this is Jin. The noble person therefore makes his own good character shine clearly.
Advancing, then pushed back: he follows the right way alone. Generosity brings no blame because he has not yet received a command.
He receives this great blessing because he is centered and upright.
The aim that everyone agrees upon moves upward.
Staying steady like a large rat is dangerous because the position is improper.
Do not worry about loss and gain; going forward brings a blessing.
Using the horns only to attack your own town means the way has not yet become bright.