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Hexagram 55 · Fēng ䷶
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豐：亨。王假之，勿憂，宜日中。
初九：遇其配主，雖旬无咎，往有尚。
六二：豐其蔀，日中見斗，往得疑疾，有孚發若，吉。
九三：豐其沛，日中見沬，折其右肱，无咎。
九四：豐其蔀，日中見斗，遇其夷主，吉。
六五：來章，有慶譽，吉。
上六：豐其屋，蔀其家，窺其戶，闃其无人，三歲不觌，凶。
彖曰：豐，大也。明以動，故豐。王假之，尚大也。勿憂宜日中，宜照天下也。日中則昃，月盈則食，天地盈虛，與時消息，而況于人乎？況于鬼神乎？
象曰：雷電皆至，豐；君子以折獄致刑。
雖旬无咎，過旬災也。
有孚發若，信以發志也。
豐其沛，不可大事也。折其右肱，終不可用也。
豐其蔀，位不當也。日中見斗，幽不明也。遇其夷主，吉；行也。
六五之吉，有慶也。
豐其屋，天際翔也。窺其戶，闃其无人，自藏也。
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.
Feng (Abundance): Success. The king attains it. Do not worry; it is fitting for the sun to stand at noon.
Nine at the beginning: Meeting one's matching lord, even for ten days brings no blame. Going forth wins esteem.
Six in the second place: The canopy grows thick; at noon one sees the Dipper. Going forth brings suspicion and illness. Let sincerity shine forth: good fortune.
Nine in the third place: The curtains grow thick; at noon one sees faint stars. His right arm is broken. No blame.
Nine in the fourth place: The canopy grows thick; at noon one sees the Dipper. Meeting a lord of like kind brings good fortune.
Six in the fifth place: Splendor comes, bringing celebration and praise. Good fortune.
Six at the top: He enlarges his house and screens his home. Peering through the door, he finds it utterly empty; for three years he sees no one. Misfortune.
The Judgment Commentary says: Feng means greatness. Brightness joined to movement gives abundance. The king attains it because he values greatness. “Do not worry; it is fitting for the sun to stand at noon”: it should illuminate all under heaven. But after noon the sun declines; the full moon is eclipsed. Heaven and earth fill and empty, increasing and waning with time. How much more must humans do so? And spirits?
The Image Commentary says: Thunder and lightning arrive together: Feng. Thus the noble person decides cases and carries out punishments.
Even ten days bring no blame; beyond ten days comes calamity.
Let sincerity shine forth: trust brings the will into the open.
The curtains grow thick: one cannot undertake great affairs. His right arm is broken: in the end it cannot be used.
The canopy grows thick because the position is not fitting. Seeing the Dipper at noon: the darkness admits no light. Meeting a lord of like kind brings good fortune: one can go forward.
The good fortune of six in the fifth place brings celebration.
He enlarges his house, soaring to heaven's edge. Peering through the door, he finds it utterly empty: he has hidden himself away.
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.
Feng (Abundance): Success. The king reaches it. Do not worry. It is right for the sun to be at noon.
Nine at the beginning: He meets a matching master. Even for ten days there is no blame. Going forward earns respect.
Six in the second place: The screen is so thick that the Dipper can be seen at noon. Going forward brings doubt and suspicion. If sincerity is brought out, there is good fortune.
Nine in the third place: The cover is so thick that small stars can be seen at noon. His right arm is broken. No blame.
Nine in the fourth place: The screen is so thick that the Dipper can be seen at noon. He meets a master like himself. Good fortune.
Six in the fifth place: Splendor arrives, bringing blessings and praise. Good fortune.
Six at the top: He enlarges his house and screens off his home. Looking through the door, he sees no one there. For three years no one is seen. Misfortune.
The Judgment Commentary says: Feng (Abundance) means greatness. Brightness joined with movement creates abundance. The king reaches it because he values greatness. “Do not worry; it is right for the sun to be at noon” means that it should shine over the whole world. When the sun reaches noon it starts to decline; when the moon is full it begins to wane. Heaven and earth fill and empty, growing and shrinking with time. How much more so with people, and with spirits and gods?
The Image Commentary says: Thunder and lightning both arrive: this is Feng (Abundance). So the noble person decides legal cases and carries out punishments.
Even for ten days there is no blame, but passing ten days brings disaster.
Bringing out sincerity means using trust to express one's purpose.
The thick cover means a great undertaking is not possible. With his right arm broken, he cannot be used in the end.
The thick screen means his position is not appropriate. Seeing the Dipper at noon means darkness without light. Meeting a master like himself brings good fortune because he can go forward.
The good fortune of the six in the fifth place brings a blessing.
Enlarging his house is like soaring at the edge of heaven. Looking through the door and seeing no one means he has hidden himself.