Sui · Following

Judgment

元亨利贞，无咎。

Sublime success, and reward for perseverance. No blame.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

泽中有雷，随，君子以向晦入宴息。

泽中响起雷声，这是随卦，顺随时势而动的卦象，君子应当顺应时序，天黑便安息。

The Six Lines

• First line官有渝，贞吉，出门交有功。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line系小子，失丈夫。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line系丈夫，失小子，随有求得，利居贞。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line随有获，贞凶，有孚在道，以明，何咎。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line孚于嘉，吉。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line拘系之，乃从维之，王用亨于西山。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Auspicious

Tendency: Following; adapting intelligently to circumstance.

Guidance: Follow what is genuinely good, not merely what is convenient.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.