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Hexagram 61 · Zhōng Fú ䷼
Hexagram 61 · Zhōng Fú ䷼ of 69. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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中孚：豚魚吉，利涉大川，利貞。
初九：虞吉，有它不燕。
九二：鳴鶴在陰，其子和之，我有好爵，吾與爾靡之。
六三：得敵，或鼓或罷，或泣或歌。
六四：月既望，馬匹亡，无咎。
九五：有孚攣如，无咎。
上九：翰音登于天，貞凶。
彖曰：中孚，柔在內而剛得中。說而巽，孚，乃化邦也。豚魚吉，信及豚魚也。利涉大川，乘木舟虛也。中孚以利貞，乃應乎天也。
象曰：澤上有風，中孚；君子以議獄緩死。
初九虞吉，志未變也。
其子和之，中心愿也。
可鼓或罷，位不當也。
馬匹亡，絕類上也。
有孚攣如，位正當也。
翰音登于天，何可長也。
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.
Zhong Fu (Inner Trust): Pigs and fish bring good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river; steadfastness is favorable.
Nine at the beginning: Taking care brings good fortune. Other concerns bring unrest.
Nine in the second place: A crane calls in the shade; its young answer it. “I have a fine cup of wine; I will share it with you.”
Six in the third place: Encountering a rival, one beats the drum or falls silent, weeps or sings.
Six in the fourth place: The moon has passed its full; a pair of horses is lost. No blame.
Nine in the fifth place: Trust binds them together. No blame.
Nine at the top: A rooster's cry rises to heaven. Steadfastness brings misfortune.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Zhong Fu, yielding is within and firmness holds the center. Joyful and gentle, its trust transforms the realm. Pigs and fish bring good fortune because trust reaches even pigs and fish. Crossing the great river is favorable because the wooden boat is hollow. Inner trust joined to favorable steadfastness answers heaven.
The Image Commentary says: Wind above the lake: Zhong Fu. Thus the noble person deliberates on criminal cases and postpones executions.
Taking care brings the beginning nine good fortune: its will has not changed.
Its young answer it: the heart's innermost wish.
One may beat the drum or fall silent: the position is not fitting.
The pair of horses is lost: severing ties with its kind to go upward.
Trust binds them together because the position is upright and fitting.
A rooster's cry rises to heaven: how could that endure?
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.
Zhong Fu (Inner Sincerity): Good fortune even for pigs and fish. It is favorable to cross the great river and favorable to stay the course.
Nine at the beginning: Being prepared brings good fortune. If something else intervenes, there is no peace.
Nine in the second place: A crane calls in the shade, and its young answer it. “I have a fine cup of wine; I will share it with you.”
Six in the third place: He meets an opponent. At times he beats the drum, at times he stops; at times he weeps, at times he sings.
Six in the fourth place: The moon has passed its full phase. One horse of the pair goes missing. No blame.
Nine in the fifth place: They are bound together in trust. No blame.
Nine at the top: A rooster's crow rises to the sky. Staying the course brings misfortune.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Zhong Fu (Inner Sincerity), the yielding is inside and the firm holds the middle. Joy and gentleness bring sincerity, which can change the state. Good fortune extends to pigs and fish because trust reaches even them. Crossing the great river is favorable because a hollow wooden boat can carry one across. Staying the course through inner sincerity is favorable because it answers heaven.
The Image Commentary says: Wind over the lake: this is Zhong Fu (Inner Sincerity). So the noble person reviews criminal cases and delays executions.
Being prepared brings good fortune to the nine at the beginning because its purpose has not changed.
The young crane answers because that is its heartfelt wish.
Sometimes he beats the drum and sometimes stops because his position is not appropriate.
One horse of the pair goes missing because it leaves its kind and goes upward.
They are bound together in trust because the position is right and appropriate.
A rooster's crow rises to the sky, but how could that last?