 | The Family | |
| Upper Trigram: | Sun, Gentle Penetration, Mildness, Wind, Wood | |
| Lower Trigram: | Li, Clinging Brightness, Fire | |
| Governing Rulers: | Six in the second place Nine in the fifth place | |
The Image
Wind coming forth from fire: the image of Chia Jen. The superior man, in accordance with this, orders his words according to the truth of things, and his conduct so that it is uniformly consistent.
Miscellaneous Signs
K'uei looks on others as beyond its care; Chia Jen all includes within its sphere.
The Judgement
For the realisation of what is thaught in Chia Jen, or for the regulation of the family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
Commentary
In Chia Jen the wife has her correct place in the inner trigram, and the man his correct place in the outer. That man and woman occupy their correct places is the great righteousness shown in the relation and positions of heaven and earth.
In Chia Jen we have the idea of an authorative ruler; that, namely, represented by the parental authority. Let the father be indeed father, and the son son; let the elder brother be indeed elder brother, and the younger brother younger brother; let the husband be indeed husband, and the wife wife: then will the family be in its normal state. Bring the family to that state, and all under heaven will be established.
In Chia Jen the wife has her correct place in the inner trigram, and the man his correct place in the outer. That man and woman occupy their correct places is the great righteousness shown in the relation and positions of heaven and earth.
In Chia Jen we have the idea of an authorative ruler; that, namely, represented by the parental authority. Let the father be indeed father, and the son son; let the elder brother be indeed elder brother, and the younger brother younger brother; let the husband be indeed husband, and the wife wife: then will the family be in its normal state. Bring the family to that state, and all under heaven will be established.
The Lines and commentaries
Bottom nine
Showing its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
'He establishes restrictive regulations in his household': before any change has taken place in their wills.
Six in the second placeShowing its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
The good fortune attached to this line is due to the docility of its subject and the humility of her action.
Nine in the third placeShowing its subject treating the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, but there will also be good fortune. If, however, the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
When 'the members of the household are treated with stern severity', there has been no great failure in the regulation of it. When 'wife and children are smirking and chattering', the proper economy of the family has been lost.
Six in the fourth placeShe is enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
'The family is enriched, and there is great good fortune': due to the subject's docility, and the line's being in its correct place.
Nine in the fifth placeShowing the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.
'The influence of the king extends to his family': the intercourse between them is that of mutual love.
Top-most nineShowing its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.
The 'good fortune connected with the display of majesty', describes the result of the recovery of his true character.
 1. Ch'ien Creative Principle |  2. K'un Passive Principle |  3. Chun Initial Difficulties |  4. Meng Youthful Inexperience |  5. Hsü Delay |  6. Sung Conflict |  7. Shih The Army |  8. Pi Seeking Unity |  9. Hsiao Ch'u Minor Restraint |  10. Lü Treading carefully |  11. T'ai Peace |  12. P'i Stagnation |  13. T'ung Jen Companionship |  14. Ta Yu Great Possessions |  15. Ch'ien Modesty |  16. Yü Enthusiasm |  17. Sui Allegiance |  18. Ku Arresting Decay |  19. Lin Approaching |  20. Kuan Contemplation |  21. Shih Ho Biting through |  22. Pi Grace |  23. Po Disintegration |  24. Fu The Turning Point |  25. Wu Wang Innocence |  26. Ta Ch'u Restraining Force |  27. I Nourishment |  28. Ta Kuo Excess |  29. K'an The Abyss |  30. Li Clinging Brightness |  31. Hsieh Influence |  32. Heng Endurance |  33. Tun Withdrawal |  34. Ta Chuang Strength of Greatness |  35. Chin Progress |  36. Ming I Sinking Light | 37. Chia Jen The Family |  38. K'uei Opposition |  39. Chien Obstacles |  40. Hsieh Deliverance |  41. Sun Decrease |  42. I Increase |  43. Kuai Resolution |  44. Kou Coming on |  45. Ts'ui Congregation |  46. Sheng Moving upward |  47. K'un Exhaustion |  48. Ching The Well |  49. Ko Revolution |  50. Ting The Cauldron |  51. Chen Thunderclap |  52. Ken Inaction |  53. Chien Gradual Progress |  54. Kuei Mei Marriageable Maiden |  55. Feng Abundance |  56. Lü The Wanderer |  57. Sun Gentle Penetration |  58. Tui Joy |  59. Huan Dispersal |  60. Chien Restraint |  61. Cung Fu Inner Truth |  62. Hsiao Kuo Small Excess |  63. Chi Chi Completion and After |  64. Wei Chi Before Completion |