Hexagram 10 · 履 lǚ

Treading Carefully · line 3

六三:眇能視,跛能履,履虎尾,咥人凶。武人為于大君。

The third line, divided, shows a one-eyed man (who thinks he) can see; a lame man (who thinks he) can walk well; one who treads on the tail of a tiger and is bitten. (All this indicates) ill fortune. We have a (mere) bravo acting the part of a great ruler.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 10 Treading Carefully · Judgement

履虎尾,不咥人,亨。

(Lî suggests the idea of) one treading on the tail of a tiger, which does not bite him. There will be progress and success.

James Legge, 1882