Ji Ji · After Completion

Judgment

亨小，利贞，初吉终乱。

Success in small matters. Perseverance is rewarded. Good fortune at the outset, disorder at the end.

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)

水在火上，既济，君子以思患而豫防之。

水在火的上方，二者相互制约，这是既济卦，事已完成的卦象，君子应当思虑未来可能的隐患，提前防备。

The Six Lines

• First line曳其轮，濡其尾，无咎。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line妇丧其髴，勿逐，七日得。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line繻有衣袽，终日戒。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line东邻杀牛，不如西邻之禴祭，实受其福。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line濡其首，厉。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: After completion; the task is finished and order achieved.

Guidance: Success is real but fragile. Anticipate problems before decline begins.

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.