☯️ 歸妹 (Guī Mèi) - The Marrying Maiden
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further. - Thunder over the lake: the image of the Marrying Maiden. Thus the superior man understands the transitory in the light of the eternity of the end.
Verses
Verse 1
歸妹，征凶，無攸利
guī mèi, zhēng xiōng, wú yōu lì
The Marrying Maiden. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.
Verse 2
初九：歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉
chū jiǔ: guī mèi yǐ dì, bǒ néng lǚ, zhēng jí
Nine at the beginning: The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.
Verse 3
九二：眇能視，利幽人之貞
jiǔ èr: miǎo néng shì, lì yōu rén zhī zhēn
Nine in the second place: A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.
Verse 4
六三：歸妹以須，反歸以娣
liù sān: guī mèi yǐ xū, fǎn guī yǐ dì
Six in the third place: The marrying maiden as a slave. She marries as a concubine.
Verse 5
九四：歸妹愆期，遲歸有時
jiǔ sì: guī mèi qiān qī, chí guī yǒu shí
Nine in the fourth place: The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course.
Verse 6
六五：帝乙歸妹
liù wǔ: dì yǐ guī mèi
Six in the fifth place: The sovereign I gave his daughter in marriage. The embroidered garments of the princess were not as gorgeous as those of the serving maid. The moon that is nearly full brings good fortune.
Verse 7
上六：女承筐無實，士刲羊無血
shàng liù: nǚ chéng kuāng wú shí, shì kuī yáng wú xuè
Six at the top: The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it. The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows. Nothing that acts to further.