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Hexagram 37 · Jiā Rén ䷤
Hexagram 37 · Jiā Rén ䷤ of 69. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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家人：利女貞。
初九：閑有家，悔亡。
六二：无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。
九三：家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。
六四：富家，大吉。
九五：王假有家，勿恤。吉。
上九：有孚威如，終吉。
彖曰：家人，女正位乎內，男正位乎外，男女正，天地之大義也。家人有嚴君焉，父母之謂也。父父，子子，兄兄，弟弟，夫夫，婦婦，而家道正；正家而天下定矣。
象曰：風自火出，家人；君子以言有物，而行有恆。
閑有家，志未變也。
六二之吉，順以巽也。
家人嗃嗃，未失也；婦子嘻嘻，失家節也。
富家大吉，順在位也。
王假有家，交相愛也。
威如之吉，反身之謂也。
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.
Jia Ren (The Family): it is favorable for the woman to be steadfast.
Nine at the beginning: Set guards upon the household, and regret vanishes.
Six in the second place: She does not follow her own will but keeps the midmost place, in charge of the food — steadfastness brings good fortune.
Nine in the third place: When the family is governed sternly, with wailing and sighing, there is regret and danger, yet good fortune; when wife and children giggle and frolic, in the end there is humiliation.
Six in the fourth place: Enriching the family — great good fortune.
Nine in the fifth place: The king comes to his family — do not be anxious. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: With sincerity and an awed dignity, in the end good fortune.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Jia Ren (The Family) the woman holds the correct place within, and the man holds the correct place without; that man and woman keep their correct places is the great meaning of heaven and earth. In the family there are august rulers: father and mother are what is meant. Father a father, son a son, elder brother an elder brother, younger brother a younger brother, husband a husband, wife a wife — and the way of the family is correct; when the family is set right, the whole world is set at rest.
The Image Commentary says: Wind comes forth from fire: Jia Ren. Thus the noble person's words have substance, and his conduct has constancy.
Guards are set upon the household while the will has not yet changed.
The good fortune of the six in the second place comes of compliance and gentleness.
When the family is governed sternly, the right is not lost; when wife and children giggle and frolic, the family's measure of restraint is lost.
Enriching the family brings great good fortune, for compliance dwells in its place.
The king comes to his family: they love one another in return.
The good fortune of awed dignity means turning back upon oneself.
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.
Jia Ren (The Family): It is favorable for the woman to stay steady.
Nine at the beginning: Set boundaries within the family. Regret disappears.
Six in the second place: She has no separate undertaking. She stays inside and prepares food. Staying the course brings good fortune.
Nine in the third place: When the family members are stern, there is regret and danger, but good fortune. When the wife and children laugh and play, the result is humiliation.
Six in the fourth place: Enriching the family brings great good fortune.
Nine in the fifth place: The king comes to the family. Do not worry. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: There is sincerity and an imposing presence. Good fortune in the end.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Jia Ren (The Family), the woman has her proper place inside, and the man has his proper place outside. The proper places of women and men are a great principle of heaven and earth. The family has strict rulers: the father and mother. When fathers act as fathers, sons as sons, elder brothers as elder brothers, younger brothers as younger brothers, husbands as husbands, and wives as wives, the family's way is right. Set the family right, and the world is settled.
The Image Commentary says: Wind comes out of fire: this is Jia Ren (The Family). So the noble person's words have substance, and his actions remain consistent.
“Set boundaries within the family” means the will has not yet changed.
The good fortune of the six in the second place comes from being compliant and gentle.
When the family members are stern, they have not gone wrong. When the wife and children laugh and play, the family's standards are lost.
Enriching the family brings great good fortune because compliance is in its proper place.
The king comes to the family: they love one another.
The good fortune of an imposing presence means examining oneself.