Hexagram 52 van 64
Het Stilhouden
艮 · Gèn
Gen (Mountain) · Gen (Mountain)
Het Oordeel
Wanneer iemands rust is als die van de rug, en hij alle bewustzijn van zichzelf verliest; wanneer hij in zijn binnenplaats loopt, en niemand (van de personen) erin ziet,—zal er geen fout zijn.
De zes lijnen
Lijn 1
The first SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.
Lijn 2
The second SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping the calves of his legs at rest. He cannot help (the subject of the line above) whom he follows, and is dissatisfied in his mind.
Lijn 3
The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject keeping his loins at rest, and separating the ribs (from the body below). The situation is perilous, and the heart glows with suppressed excitement.
Lijn 4
The fourth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
Lijn 5
S. The fifth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Lijn 6
The sixth NINE, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.
Kernthema's
- stilte
- meditatie
- grenzen
- rust
Klassieke tekst: de vertaling van James Legge (1882, publiek domein), getoond in het Engels. Vertalingen zijn onderweg.