☯️ 同人 (Tóng Rén) - Fellowship with Men
Fellowship with Men in the open. Success. It furthers one to cross the great water. The perseverance of the superior man furthers. - Heaven together with fire: the image of Fellowship with Men. Thus the superior man organizes the clans and makes distinctions between things.
Verses
Verse 1
同人于野，亨
tóng rén yú yě, hēng
Fellowship with Men in the open. Success. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Verse 2
初九：同人于門，無咎
chū jiǔ: tóng rén yú mén, wú jiù
Nine at the beginning: Fellowship with men at the gate. No blame.
Verse 3
六二：同人于宗，吝
liù èr: tóng rén yú zōng, lìn
Six in the second place: Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
Verse 4
九三：伏戎于莽
jiǔ sān: fú róng yú mǎng
Nine in the third place: He hides weapons in the thicket; he climbs the high hill in front of it. For three years he does not rise.
Verse 5
九四：乘其墉，弗克攻，吉
jiǔ sì: chéng qí yōng, fú kè gōng, jí
Nine in the fourth place: He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune.
Verse 6
九五：同人先號咷而後笑
jiǔ wǔ: tóng rén xiān háo táo ér hòu xiào
Nine in the fifth place: Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, but afterward they laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting.
Verse 7
上九：同人于郊，無悔
shàng jiǔ: tóng rén yú jiāo, wú huǐ
Nine at the top: Fellowship with men in the meadow. No remorse.