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Hexagram 51 · Zhèn ䷲
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震：亨。震來虩虩，笑言啞啞。震驚百里，不喪匕鬯。
初九：震來虩虩，後笑言啞啞，吉。
六二：震來厲，億喪貝，躋于九陵，勿逐，七日得。
六三：震蘇蘇，震行无眚。
九四：震遂泥。
六五：震往來厲，億无喪，有事。
上六：震索索，視矍矍，征凶。震不于其躬，于其鄰，无咎。婚媾有言。
彖曰：震，亨。震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。震驚百里，驚遠而懼邇也。出可以守宗廟社稷，以為祭主也。
象曰：洊雷，震；君子以恐懼修省。
震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。
震來厲，乘剛也。
震蘇蘇，位不當也。
震遂泥，未光也。
震往來厲，危行也。其事在中，大无喪也。
震索索，中未得也。雖凶无咎，畏鄰戒也。
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.
Zhen (Thunder): Success. Thunder comes with terror; afterward laughter and talk ring out. Thunder startles a hundred miles, yet the sacrificial spoon and wine are not dropped.
Nine at the beginning: Thunder comes with terror; afterward laughter and talk ring out. Good fortune.
Six in the second place: Thunder comes with danger. You fear losing your valuables and climb nine hills. Do not pursue them; in seven days they return.
Six in the third place: Thunder leaves one trembling. Going forth despite the thunder brings no calamity.
Nine in the fourth place: Thunder sinks into the mud.
Six in the fifth place: Thunder comes and goes with danger. One fears no loss, yet has work to do.
Six at the top: Thunder leaves one shaking, eyes darting about. To march brings misfortune. If the thunder strikes not one's own body but one's neighbor, there is no blame. There are words about marriage.
The Judgment Commentary says: Zhen brings success. Thunder comes with terror: fear brings blessing. Laughter and talk ring out: afterward there is order. Thunder startles a hundred miles: it alarms the distant and frightens those nearby. One can go forth and guard the ancestral temple and altars of the land, serving as master of sacrifice.
The Image Commentary says: Thunder pealing again and again: Zhen. Thus the noble person, in fear and trembling, examines and cultivates himself.
Thunder comes with terror: fear brings blessing. Laughter and talk ring out: afterward there is order.
Thunder comes with danger because the yielding rides upon firmness.
Thunder leaves one trembling: the position is not fitting.
Thunder sinks into the mud: its light has not yet shone.
Thunder comes and goes with danger: proceeding is perilous. The work remains centered; nothing great is lost.
Thunder leaves one shaking: the center has not yet been attained. Though there is misfortune, there is no blame, since the neighbor's fright serves as warning.
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.
Zhen (Thunder): Success. When thunder comes, people tremble; afterward they laugh and talk. Thunder startles people a hundred miles away, but the sacrificial spoon and wine are not dropped.
Nine at the beginning: Thunder comes and people tremble. Later they laugh and talk. Good fortune.
Six in the second place: Thunder comes with danger. You fear losing your valuables and climb nine hills. Do not chase after them; in seven days you will recover them.
Six in the third place: Thunder makes him shaken. If he acts in response, there will be no harm.
Nine in the fourth place: Thunder sinks into the mud.
Six in the fifth place: Thunder comes and goes dangerously. You will lose nothing of importance; there is work to do.
Six at the top: Thunder leaves him trembling and looking around in alarm. Setting out brings misfortune. If the thunder strikes not him but his neighbor, there is no blame. His marriage relatives have something to say.
The Judgment Commentary says: Zhen (Thunder) brings success. People tremble when thunder comes, and their fear brings blessings. Afterward they laugh and talk because they have learned the rule. Thunder startles people a hundred miles away: it alarms the distant and frightens those nearby. Such a person can go out and protect the ancestral temple and the altars of the land and grain, serving as master of the sacrifice.
The Image Commentary says: Thunder follows thunder: this is Zhen (Thunder). So the noble person examines and improves himself in fear and caution.
People tremble when thunder comes because fear brings blessings. They laugh and talk afterward because they have learned the rule.
Thunder comes with danger because the yielding rides above the firm.
Thunder leaves him shaken because his position is not appropriate.
Thunder sinks into the mud because it is not yet bright.
Thunder comes and goes dangerously, making travel perilous. His work is in the middle, so nothing of importance is lost.
Thunder leaves him trembling because he has not yet found the middle. Though there is misfortune, there is no blame: the neighbor's danger was a warning.