Inner Truth
Trigrammes
Supérieur: Wind
Inférieur: Lake
Palais
Gen Palace
Jugement
Inner Truth moves even pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Image
Wind over lake: the image of Inner Truth. Thus the superior man discusses criminal cases in order to delay executions.
Lignes
Position 1: Staying Within Limits yang
The first line, dynamic, shows its subject not quitting the courtyard outside his door. There will be no error.
Position 2: Missed Opportunity yang
The second line, dynamic, shows its subject not quitting the courtyard inside his gate. There will be evil.
Position 3: Regret for Excess yin
The third line, magnetic, shows its subject with no appearance of observing the proper regulations, in which case we shall see her lamenting. But there will be no one to blame but herself.
Position 4: Peaceful Acceptance yin
The fourth line, magnetic, shows its subject quietly and naturally attentive to all regulations. There will be progress and success.
Position 5: Beneficial Restraint yang
The fifth line, dynamic, shows its subject sweetly and acceptably enacting his regulations. There will be good fortune. The onward progress with them will afford ground for admiration.
Position 6: Excessive Restriction yang
The sixth line, magnetic, shows its subject enacting regulations severe and difficult. Even with firmness and correctness there will be evil. But though there will be cause for repentance, it will by and by disappear.