Ji Ji: Ji Ji intimates progress and success in small matters. There will be advantage in being firm and correct. There has been good fortune in the beginning; there may be disorder in the end.
Tuan Zhuan: 'Ji Ji intimates progress and success:'—in small matters, that is, there will be that progress and success. 'There will be advantage in being firm and correct:'—the strong and weak (lines) are correctly arranged, each in its appropriate place. 'There has been good fortune in the beginning:—the weak (second line) is in the centre. 'In the end' there is a cessation (of effort), and 'disorder arises:'—the course (that led to rule and order) is (now) exhausted.
Xiang Zhuan: (The trigram representing) fire and that for water above it form Ji Ji. The superior man, in accordance with this, thinks of evil (that may come), and beforehand guards against it.
Ji Ji: The first nine, undivided, (shows its subject as a driver) who drags back his wheel, (or as a fox) which has wet his tail. There will be no error.
Xiang Zhuan: 'He drags back his wheel:'—as we may rightly judge, there will be no mistake.
Ji Ji: The second six, divided, (shows its subject as) a wife who has lost her (carriage-)screen. There is no occasion to go in pursuit of it. In seven days she will find it.
Xiang Zhuan: 'In seven days she will find it:'—for the course pursued is that indicated by the central position (of the line).
Ji Ji: The third nine, undivided, (suggests the case of) K?o ?ung, who attacked the Demon region, but was three years in subduing it. Small men should not be employed (in such enterprises).
Xiang Zhuan: 'He was three years in subduing it:'—enough to make him weary.
Ji Ji: The fourth six, divided, shows its subject with rags provided against any leak (in his boat), and on his guard all day long.
Xiang Zhuan: 'He is on his guard all the day:'—he is in doubt about something.
Ji Ji: The fifth nine, undivided, shows its subject (as) the neighbour in the east who slaughters an ox (for his sacrifice); but this is not equal to the (small) spring sacrifice of the neighbour in the west, whose sincerity receives the blessing.
Xiang Zhuan: 'The slaughtering of an ox by the neighbour in the east is not equal to (the small sacrifice of) the neighbour in the west:'—because the time (in the latter case is more important and fit). 'His sincerity receives the blessing:'—good fortune comes on a great scale.
Ji Ji: The topmost six, divided, shows its subject with (even) his head immersed. The position is perilous.
Xiang Zhuan: 'His head is immersed; the position is perilous:'—how could such a state continue long?
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