Hexagram 37 of 64
The Family
家人 · Jiā Rén
Xun (Wind) · Li (Fire)
The Judgment
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kiâ Zăn, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
The six lines
Line 1
The first NINE, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Line 2
The second SIX, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
Line 3
The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
Line 4
The fourth SIX, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
Line 5
The fifth NINE, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.
Line 6
The topmost NINE, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.
Core themes
- home
- roles
- loyalty
- foundations
Classical text: James Legge's translation (1882, public domain), shown in English. Translations are on their way.