☯️ 頤 (Yí) - Corners of the Mouth
The Corners of the Mouth. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment and to what a man seeks to fill his own mouth with. - At the foot of the mountain, thunder: the image of Providing Nourishment. Thus the superior man is careful of his words and temperate in eating and drinking.
Verses
Verse 1
頤，貞吉。觀頤，自求口實
yí, zhēn jí. guān yí, zì qiú kǒu shí
The Corners of the Mouth. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment.
Verse 2
初九：舍爾靈龜，觀我朵頤，凶
chū jiǔ: shě ěr líng guī, guān wǒ duǒ yí, xiōng
Nine at the beginning: You let your magic tortoise go, and look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping. Misfortune.
Verse 3
六二：顛頤，拂經于丘頤，征凶
liù èr: diān yí, fú jīng yú qiū yí, zhēng xiōng
Six in the second place: Turning to the summit for nourishment, deviating from the path to seek nourishment from the hill. Continuing to do this brings misfortune.
Verse 4
六三：拂頤，貞凶
liù sān: fú yí, zhēn xiōng
Six in the third place: Turning away from nourishment. Perseverance brings misfortune. Do not act thus for ten years. Nothing serves to further.
Verse 5
六四：顛頤，吉
liù sì: diān yí, jí
Six in the fourth place: Turning to the summit for provision of nourishment brings good fortune. Spying about with sharp eyes like a tiger with insatiable craving. No blame.
Verse 6
六五：拂經，居貞吉
liù wǔ: fú jīng, jū zhēn jí
Six in the fifth place: Turning away from the path. To remain persevering brings good fortune. One should not cross the great water.
Verse 7
上九：由頤，厲吉
shàng jiǔ: yóu yí, lì jí
Nine at the top: The source of nourishment. Awareness of danger brings good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.