☯️ 晉 (Jìn) - Progress
Progress. The powerful prince is honored with horses in large numbers. In a single day he is granted audience three times. - The sun rises over the earth: the image of Progress. Thus the superior man himself brightens his bright virtue.
Verses
Verse 1
晉，康侯用錫馬蕃庶
jìn, kāng hóu yòng xī mǎ fān shù
Progress. The powerful prince is honored with horses in large numbers. In a single day he is granted audience three times.
Verse 2
初六：晉如摧如，貞吉
chū liù: jìn rú cuī rú, zhēn jí
Six at the beginning: Progressing, but turned back. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Verse 3
六二：晉如愁如，貞吉
liù èr: jìn rú chóu rú, zhēn jí
Six in the second place: Progressing, but in sorrow. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Verse 4
六三：眾允，悔亡
liù sān: zhòng yǔn, huǐ wáng
Six in the third place: All are in accord. Remorse disappears.
Verse 5
九四：晉如鼫鼠，貞厲
jiǔ sì: jìn rú shí shǔ, zhēn lì
Nine in the fourth place: Progress like a hamster. Perseverance brings danger.
Verse 6
六五：悔亡，失得勿恤
liù wǔ: huǐ wáng, shī dé wù xù
Six in the fifth place: Remorse disappears. Take not gain and loss to heart. Undertakings bring good fortune. Everything serves to further.
Verse 7
上九：晉其角，維用伐邑，厲吉無咎
shàng jiǔ: jìn qí jiǎo, wéi yòng fá yì, lì jí wú jiù
Nine at the top: Making progress with the horns is permissible only for the purpose of punishing one's own city. To be conscious of danger brings good fortune. No blame.