61 · 中孚

Judgment

豚魚吉，利涉大川，利貞。

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Line texts

1. 初九：虞吉，有它不燕。
2. 九二：鳴鶴在陰，其子和之，我有好爵，吾與爾靡之。
3. 六三：得敵，或鼓或罷，或泣或歌。
4. 六四：月幾望，馬匹亡，无咎。
5. 九五：有孚攣如，无咎。
6. 上九：翰音登于天，貞凶。

Tuan commentary

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。

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Great Image commentary

澤上有風，中孚；君子以議獄緩死。

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1. 初九虞吉，志未變也。
2. 其子和之，中心願也。
3. 可鼓或罷，位不當也。
4. 馬匹亡，絕類上也。
5. 有孚攣如，位正當也。
6. 翰音登于天，何可長也。

Traditional source · editorial summary in Chinese

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朱熹《周易本義》

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Judgment exegesis

Zhu Xi explains Zhong Fu’s trustworthiness through broken lines at the hexagram’s center and solid lines at the centers of both trigrams and centered yang in the second and fifth lines. Joy below, responsiveness above and mutual correspondence suggest sincerity reaching even unknowing things and crossing danger, without departing from correctness.

Traditional source · editorial summary in Chinese · Line texts

1. At the beginning, first assess whether the other is trustworthy before deciding to trust; this is auspicious. Becoming entangled with additional objects loses steadiness.
2. The second and fifth yang lines possess inner trustworthiness and respond to one another, like a crane calling and its young answering. Virtue belonging to oneself can sincerely draw those sharing it.
3. Yielding yin in the third line lacks centered correctness at Dui’s extreme and corresponds with the top yang line at exhausted trustworthiness. Without independence, it alternately advances, retreats, grieves and rejoices.
4. Yin in a yin fourth position is correct and close to the fifth, like the moon nearing fullness. Relinquishing its private match with the first line to trust the fifth above is without blame.
5. Firm, centered correctness in the honored fifth line embodies trustworthiness and corresponds below with the same virtue in the second. Close bonds through sincerity are without blame.
6. The top yang line at the extreme of trustworthiness does not know how to change, like a rooster’s call vainly seeking to rise into the sky. Holding unchanged to what is not trustworthy is inauspicious.

Plain-language reading

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Judgment introduction

Zhong Fu expresses inner trustworthiness through an open, clear center and correspondence above and below. Trustworthiness connects people and helps cross danger, but must rest on discernment and correctness, not unconditional belief.

Plain-language reading · Line texts

1. At the beginning of trustworthiness, settle the heart and examine whom one trusts. Other private ties that interfere make steadiness difficult.
2. Like a crane calling and its young responding, inward truth naturally receives a response from those of the same kind, with a willingness to share what one has.
3. Trusting someone improper leaves emotions and actions at that person's mercy, alternating between music and tears and losing independence.
4. Like the moon approaching fullness while leaving room, abandon private factions and turn toward a proper center of trust; thus there is no blame.
5. Centered, correct trustworthiness connects those sharing virtue. Genuine bonds between them can be without blame.
6. Loud declarations without anything substantial to rely on resemble a rooster's call trying to reach heaven. Trustworthiness confined to sound ultimately becomes inauspicious.

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