Bi · Grace

Judgment

亨，小利有攸往。

Success. In small matters it is favourable to undertake something.

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)

山下有火，贲，君子以明庶政，无敢折狱。

山下有火光映照，这是贲卦，文饰美化的卦象，君子应当致力于修明政事，但不轻率决断诉讼。

The Six Lines

• First line贲其趾，舍车而徒。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line贲其须。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line贲如濡如，永贞吉。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line贲如皤如，白马翰如，匪寇婚媾。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line贲于丘园，束帛戋戋，吝，终吉。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line白贲，无咎。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Neutral

Tendency: Grace and form; attention to presentation.

Guidance: Refinement has value, but do not let appearance outrun substance.

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.