The kwa signs:
Decision is removal; strength removes weakness. Robust and joyous, there is harmony is spite of the decision to part. The weak can fend off five strong when it is brought up in the royal court. A sincere statement involves danger, but that peril is then illuminating. Addressing one's own domain, it is not beneficial to go to war; otherwise the preferred course will come to an impasse. It is beneficial to go somewhere (or to do something); the growth of strength will prevail.
The image: Moisture rises to the sky, which then parts with it. Thus do righteous people distribute wealth to those below. If they claim their kindness, they would be resented.

The yao signs:

• F9 -- Vigorous in the advancing without success, there is faulty.
  The image: To go without prevailing is faulty.
• 9two -- When there is a cry of alert, even if there are attackers in the night, there is no worry.
  The image: There is no worry when there are attackers, because one has attained balance.
• 9three -- Vigor in the face involves misfortune. Righteous people part decisively and travel alone. Encountering rain, if they get wet there is irritation but no fault.
  The image: Righteous people part decisively and are faultless in the end.
• 9four -- With no flesh on the buttocks, one walks haltingly. Leading the sheep, no regret. The words heard are not believed.
  The image: One walks haltingly, being out of place. The words heard are not believed, because of lacking of judgement.
• 9five -- A hill of amaranth; parting with what is to be parted with, balanced action is faultless.
  The image: Balanced action is faultless, but balance is not yet obvious.
• T6 -- Never speak up; in the end there is misfortune.
  The image: The misfortune of not speaking up is that the unrighteous cannot last long.

The kwa signs:
Meeting is encounter; the flexible encounters the firm. "Do not marry the woman" because she can match the strength of five man. This match cannot last long. When heaven and earth meet, all things become manifest. When the firm meets balance and uprightness, the whole world works well. The significance of the time of meeting is great indeed.
The image: Wind under heaven -- meeting. Thus do rulers announce their directive to the four quarters.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Arrested by a metal brake, it is good to be correct. If you go anywhere, you will see misfortune, an emaciated pig leaping in earnest.
  The image: Being arrested by a metal brake means the weak must surrender.
• 9two -- There is a fish in the kitchen. There is no blame. It is not beneficial to visitors.
  The image: When there is a fish in the kitchen, visitors might not enjoy it.
• 9three -- With no flesh on the buttocks, the walk is halting. There is danger, but no great fault.
  The image: The walk is halting but not restricted.
• 9four -- No fish in the kitchen; this causes misfortune.
  The image: The misfortune of having no fish is because the people is alienated.
• 9five -- Wrapping a melon in river willows, brilliance is covered, no blessing from heaven.
  The image: The fifth yang contains brilliance (but not shine), being balanced correctly. No blessing from heaven, aspiration not meeting destiny.
• T9 -- Meeting horn is humiliating, but there is no blame.
  The image: Meeting horn is the humiliation of coming to an impasse above.

The kwa signs:
Gathering is assembling. Obeying joyfully, firmness balanced and responsive, hence there is gathering. The king goes to his shrine, practicing piety successfully. It is beneficial to see a great person, leading to success; this is gathering of righteous. It is good to make a sacrifice, beneficial to go somewhere (or do something); this is obeying the mandate of heaven. Observe what is gathered, and the conditions of heaven, earth, and myriad beings can be understood.
The image: Moisture rises onto the earth -- gathering. Thus do leaders prepare weapons to guard against the unexpected.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- There is trust, but it does not last to the end. There is disorder and mobbing. If you cry, laughter is mixed in. Do not worry; it is blameless to go.
  The image: "Disorder and mobbing" means confusion of mind.
• 6two -- Drawing out is good and blameless. If trusted it is beneficial to perform a ceremony.
  The image: Drawing out is good and blameless, as balance has not changed.
• 6three -- Gathering, lamenting; there is nothing gained. To go involves no blame, but there is a little shame.
  The image: To go involves no blame -- the one above is willing.
• 9four -- If there is great good fortune, then there is no blame.
  The image: Thee is no blame only if there is great good fortune, because one is out of place.
• 9five -- Gathering around those in power, there is no blame. If those who are not loyal remain ever-faithful to their original commitment, regret vanishes.
  The image: When there is gathering around the powerful, one's aspiration is not yet glorious.
• T6 -- Sighing and weeping, there is no blame.
  The image: Signing and weeping is because there are unresolved problems.

The kwa signs:
Flexibility rises in accord with the time. When there is docile receptivity, strength in balance responds; hence there is great success. It is useful to see a great person, so there will be no grief, but rather celebration. An expedition south brings good fortune, in the sense that the aim is carried out.
The image: Trees grow in the earth -- rising. By following virtue, righteous people accumulate the small into lofty greatness.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Truthful rising is very auspicious.
  The image: Truthful rising is very auspicious in that there is accord with a higher aim.
• 9two --If there is sincerity, it is beneficial to perform a ceremony. There is no blame.
  The image: The sincerity of the second yang is joyful.
• 9three -- Rising in an empty domain.
  The image: Rising in an empty domain, there is no hesitation.
• 6four -- The king make s offerings on the mountain. This is auspicious and blameless.
  The image: The king making offerings on the mountain is a right thing to do.
• 6five -- Correctness is good in getting promotions.
  The image: Correctness is good in raising one up the steps, in that the aim is fully attained.
• T6 -- Rising to the highest top, it is beneficial to be still unceasingly correct.
  The image: Rising to top dissolves poverty.

The kwa signs:
In exhaustion, strength is confined. Only righteous people can be joyful even in danger and come through successfully in spite of exhaustion. Upright great people are fortunate, because their strength is in balance. Mere words are not believed, because if you value talk you will come to an impasse.
The image: The lake has no water -- exhausted. Righteous people accomplish their will by living out their destiny.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Sitting exhausted on a tree stump, gone into a dark ravine, not to be seen for three years.
  The image: Gone into a dark ravine, it is obscure and unclear.
• 9two -- Exhausted without food and drink. When the regal robe comes, it is beneficial to make a ceremonial offering. An expedition leads to misfortune, but there is no blame.
  The image: Exhausted without food and drink, there is celebration within.
• 6three -- Exhausted on a rock, coming out through thorns, going back home but not seeing the wife -- this is inauspicious.
  The image: Coming out through thorns is strength. Going back home but not seeing the wife is not a good sign.
• 9four -- Coming slowly, exhausted in a gold car (good vehicle but without will to go), there is shame, but there is a conclusion.
  The image: "Coming slowly" is because the goal is not high. Though one is out of place, there is a partner.
• 9five -- Nose and feet cut off, exhausted in a regal robe, gradually there is joy. It is beneficial to make ceremonial offerings.
  The image: "Nose and feet cut off" means that the aim is not yet attained. Gradually there is joy because of taking a balanced course. It is beneficial to make ceremonial offerings because one receives blessings.
• T6 -- Exhausted in difficulty, in distress, thinking there will be regret if one acts, one does regret. Going forth leads to good fortune.
  The image: Exhausted in difficulty, one has not hit the mark. There is regret because of regretting action; good fortune is to go.

The kwa signs:
The well nourishes inexhaustibly. Changing the village without changing the well is because of strength and balance of the well. Before the water is drawn up from the well, the purpose is not yet achieved. Overturning the bucket is the cause of bad luck.
The image: Water above wood -- a well. Leaders comfort the people and encourage reciprocity.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Mud in the well is not drunk. There are no animals at an abandoned well.
  The image: Mud in the well is not drunk; it is lowly. There are no animals at an abandoned well, because its time is gone.
• 9two -- The well water goes down, not up as the jar is broken and leaks.
  The image: The depths of the well water a minnow; it has no water.
• 9three -- The well is cleared, but not drunk from; this is the concern of one's heart. It is worth drawing from. When the king is enlightened, all receive the blessings.
  The image: When the well is cleared but not drunk from, travelers are concerned; they seek enlightenment in the king, to receive blessings.
• 6four -- When the well is tiled, there is no fault.
  The image: When the well is tiled, there is no fault -- this means fixing the well.
• 9five -- The cold spring in the well is drunk from.
  The image: The drinking of the cold spring is balance and correctness.
• T6 -- Do not cover the well enclosure. There is nurturance, which is very fortunate.
  The image: Great fortune at the top is great fulfillment.

The kwa signs:
In change, water and fire cancel each other. Two women live together, but their aims are not complementary; this is called change. The day it is finished, then it is believed in. When change is believed in, rejoiced in because it is civilized, very successful because it is correct, as the change is appropriate, regret vanishes. As heaven and earth change, the four seasons take place. When ancient leaders changed the social order, they obeyed the will of heaven and responded to people. The time of change is great indeed.
The image: Fire in a lake -- Changing. Leaders make calendars to define the seasons.

The yao signs:

• F9 -- Use yellow ox hide for wrapping.
  The image: Using yellow ox hide means that it will not do to use contrivance.
• 6two -- On the day of completion, the change has taken place. An expedition leads to good fortune, without blame.
  The image: Change having taken place on the day of completion, there is felicity in going.
• 9three -- An expedition leads to misfortune, dangerous even if correct. Change, then speak; on the third presentation, there will be trust.
  The image: Change, then speak. Make three presentations. How can it be not true?
• 9four -- Regret vanishes;;there is trust. Changing one's fate, there is good fortune.
  The image: The good fortune of changing one's fate is belief in the aim.
• 9five -- Great people change like tigers. There is certainty without augury.
  The image: When great people change like tigers, their stripes are clear.
• T6 -- Righteous people transform like leopards; unrighteous people change their faces. To go on an expedition leads to misfortune. To remain upright leads to good fortune.
  The image: Righteous people transform like leopards -- their spots are dense. Unrighteous people change their faces -- they follow the leader docilely.

The kwa signs:
The cauldron is an image (or a sign), using wood for fire to cook. Sages cook offerings to present to God, which is the great development whereby sages are nurtured. Obedient and brilliantly clear of eye and ear, flexibly progressing upward, balanced and responsive to strength, therefore it is greatly developmental.
The image: Fire over wood -- the cauldron. Leaders stabilize their mandate by correcting their position.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- When the cauldron overturns on its base, it is beneficial to take out what is wrong. When one has a concubine, because of her child there is no blame.
  The image: When the cauldron overturns on its base, that is not bad. It is beneficial to take out what is wrong (being a concubine), to go along with what is valuable (the son).
• 9two -- The cauldron has content. My enemy wants it, but luckily it cannot get to me.
  The image: The cauldron having content, so I am very careful. While my enemy wants it, after all there is no problem.
• 9three -- The ears of the cauldron are filled, so its use is impeded. Pheasant fat cannot be cooked. When it rains, regret is removed and all is well in the end.
  The image: When the ears of the cauldron are filled, it loses its meaning as a cauldron.
• 9four -- The cauldron breaks its legs, spilling your food; your face drips. This is unfortunate.
  The image: Now that you have spilled your food, what happened to your confidence?
• 6five -- The cauldron has yellow ears and a gold handle. It is beneficial to be correct.
  The image: The ears of the cauldron are filled through the center.
• T9 -- The jade handle of the cauldron is very auspicious, beneficial to all.

The kwa signs:
Thunder comes through. When thunder comes, there is alarm -- fear brings fortune. Then there is laughter -- afterward there is an example. Startling for a hundred miles, it startles those far away and terrifies those nearby. If you go out, you can thus preserve the ancestral shrine and the society, and so be the master of ceremonies.
The image: Repeated thunder reverberates. Righteous people practice introspection with caution.

The yao signs:

• F9 -- When thunder comes, there is alarm, afterward laughter. This is auspicious.
  The image: When thunder comes, there is alarm -- fear brings fortune. There is laughter -- afterward there is a model.
• 6two -- Thunder comes -- dangerous. Remembering that you have lost your treasure, you climb nine hills. But do not pursue it; in seven days you will get it.
  The image: The danger of thunder coming is a sign of firmness.
• 6three -- The thunder is faint. Act vigorously, and there will be no trouble.
  The image: The thunder is faint -- not yet in proper position.
• 9four -- Thunder gets bogged down.
  The image: Thunder getting bogged down means not achieving the aims.
• 6five -- Thunder goes and comes -- dangerous. On reflection, there is no loss; there is something to do.
  The image: Thunder goes and comes -- dangerous. Doing things properly. No loss.
• T6 -- Thunder is faint; the look is shifty. An expedition leads to misfortune. The thunder does not reach you, but is in the vicinity. There is no blame. Association involves criticism.
  The image: The thunder is faint -- balance has not been attained. Though there is misfortune, there is no blame. Fear nearby is a warning.

The kwa signs:
Mountain stands for stillness. When it is time to stop, then stop; when it is time to go, then go. When action and repose are timely, then one's path is illumined. The stillness of the mountain means stopping in the right place. Above and below are opposed, and have nothing to do with each other. Therefore one does not find the others (bodies); walking in the garden, one does not see the others (persons). There is no fault.
The image: The mountains are still. Thus the thoughts of righteous people are not out of place.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Stopping the feet (at the first step), there is no blame. It is beneficial to be always correct.
  The image: Stop the feet before losing correctness.
• 6two -- Stopping the calves, they don't rise to follow. The mind is not happy.
  The image: Not rising to follow means not retreating to listen.
• 9three -- Stopping at the waist breaks the spine. Danger affects the heart.
  The image: Stopping at the waist, danger affects the heart.
• 6four -- Stopping the torso, there is no fault.
  The image: Stopping the torso stills the body.
• 6five -- Stopping the jaws, there is order in speech, and regret vanishes.
  The image: Stopping the jaws is done with balance and uprightness.
• T9 -- Careful Stopping is auspicious.
  The image: The good outcome of careful stopping is having a good ending.

The kwa signs:
When it proceeds gradually, a woman's marriage is auspicious. When the procedure leads to the proper state, the process is successful. By correct progress it is possible to rectify the country. The proper state is when strength attains balance. When calm and flexible, action does not reach an impasse.
The image: There are trees on a mountain, gradually growing. Righteous people improve customs by living wisely and virtuously.

The yao signs:

• F6 -- Geese gradually proceed to the shoreline. If humble people are diligent and speak up, there is no blame.
  The image: The diligence of humble people is dutiful and blameless.
• 6two -- Geese gradually proceed onto a boulder; they eat and drink happily. This is auspicious.
  The image: Eating and drinking happily, they don't just stuff themselves idly.
• 9three -- Geese gradually proceed onto high ground. The husband goes on an expedition and does not return; the wife gets pregnant but does not raise the child. This is not good. It is beneficial to defend against enemies.
  The image: The husband goes on an expedition and does not return -- leaving the group is disgraceful. The wife who gets pregnant but does not raise the child is wrong. It is beneficial to defend against enemies, harmoniously protecting one another.
• 6four -- Geese proceed gradually into the trees and may reach a level roost without trouble.
  The image: Reaching a level roost means following docilely.
• 9five -- Geese proceed gradually onto a mountaintop. The wife does not conceive for three years; after all, no one could overcome her. This is auspicious.
  The image: What is auspicious about no one being able to overcome her after all is getting what was wished for.
• T9 -- Geese gradually proceed onto high ground. Their feathers can be used for ceremonies. Good fortune.
  The image: What is fortunate about their feathers being suitable for use in ceremonies is that they cannot be put in disarray.

The kwa signs:
Marrying a young girl is an important duty of heaven and earth. If heaven and earth do not commune, beings do not flourish. Marrying a young girl is a start toward an end for human society. If she acts out of attraction, the bride is an immature girl. She will be unfortunate if she goes on, because it is not her place to do so. Nothing is gained, because she (the weak) is trying to rule the strong.
The image: Thunder over a lake -- marrying a young girl. Righteous people consider lasting results and know what is wrong.

The yao signs:

• F9 -- Marrying a young girl, taking junior wives. The lame can walk. To go on leads to good fortune.
  The image: "Marrying a young girl as junior wife" is good even she is a cripple if she can serve.
• 9two -- The one-eyed can see. It is beneficial to be chaste as a hermit.
  The image: The benefit of the chastity of a hermit is not changing the norm.
• 6three -- When the bride-to-be seeks, it will be the little sister who is married instead.
  The image: The bride-to-be who seeks is not right.
• 9four -- When it is the wrong time for a girl to marry, she delays the marriage until the proper time.
  The image: The purpose of putting off the marriage is to go at the right time.
• 6five -- The emperor marries off his younger sister. The attire of the lady is not as good as that of the junior wives. The moon is almost full. This is auspicious.
  The image: When the emperor marries off his younger sister, she is not dressed as well as the junior wives. The position is one of balance, behaving in a noble manner.
• T6 -- The woman receives a chest, but there is nothing in it. The man sacrifices a goat, but there is no blood. Nothing is gained.
  The image: The top yin has no fulfillment. This is receiving an empty chest.

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