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Hexagram 58 · Duì ䷹
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兌：亨。利貞。
初九：和兌，吉。
九二：孚兌，吉，悔亡。
六三：來兌，凶。
九四：商兌，未寧，介疾有喜。
九五：孚于剝，有厲。
上六：引兌。
彖曰：兌，說也。剛中而柔外，說以利貞，是以順乎天，而應乎人。說以先民，民忘其勞；說以犯難，民忘其死；說之大，民勸矣哉！
象曰：麗澤，兌；君子以朋友講習。
和兌之吉，行未疑也。
孚兌之吉，信志也。
來兌之凶，位不當也。
九四之喜，有慶也。
孚于剝，位正當也。
上六引兌，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.
Dui (Joy): Success. Steadfastness is favorable.
Nine at the beginning: Harmonious joy. Good fortune.
Nine in the second place: Sincere joy. Good fortune; regret vanishes.
Six in the third place: Joy that comes unbidden. Misfortune.
Nine in the fourth place: Weighing joy, not yet at peace; cutting off illness brings happiness.
Nine in the fifth place: Trusting what strips away brings danger.
Six at the top: Drawing others into joy.
The Judgment Commentary says: Dui means joy. Firmness within and yielding without, joy joined with favorable steadfastness: thus one follows heaven and responds to humanity. Lead the people with joy, and they forget their labor; lead them into danger with joy, and they forget death. Great indeed is joy, for the people are encouraged!
The Image Commentary says: Lakes joined together: Dui. Thus the noble person discusses and practices with friends.
The good fortune of harmonious joy: in action there is no doubt yet.
The good fortune of sincere joy: the will is trustworthy.
The misfortune of joy that comes unbidden: the position is not fitting.
Happiness for the fourth nine: there is cause for celebration.
Trusting what strips away: the position is upright and fitting.
The top six draws others into joy: it has not yet shone brightly.
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.
Dui (Joy): Success. Staying the course is favorable.
Nine at the beginning: Peaceful joy brings good fortune.
Nine in the second place: Sincere joy brings good fortune. Regret disappears.
Six in the third place: Joy that comes looking for you brings misfortune.
Nine in the fourth place: Considering what brings joy, he is not yet at peace. Set yourself apart from illness and there will be joy.
Nine in the fifth place: Trusting someone who strips things away brings danger.
Six at the top: Drawing others into joy.
The Judgment Commentary says: Dui (Joy) means pleasure. The firm is inside and the yielding outside. Joy makes staying the course favorable. So it follows heaven and responds to people. Lead the people joyfully, and they forget their labor. Meet danger joyfully, and they forget death. Joy is so powerful that it encourages the people!
The Image Commentary says: Two lakes joined together: this is Dui (Joy). So the noble person discusses and studies with friends.
Peaceful joy brings good fortune because there is no uncertainty in going forward.
Sincere joy brings good fortune because the purpose is trustworthy.
Joy that comes looking for you brings misfortune because the position is not appropriate.
The joy of the nine in the fourth place means there is a blessing.
Trusting someone who strips things away means the position is correctly placed.
The six at the top draws others into joy, but this is not yet clear.