Hexagram 18 · 蠱 gǔ
Mending · line 6
上九：不事王侯，高尚其事。
The sixth line, undivided, shows us one who does not serve either king or feudal lord, but in a lofty spirit prefers (to attend to) his own affairs.
James Legge, 1882
Hexagram 18 Mending · Judgement
蠱：元亨，利涉大川，先甲三日，後甲三日。
Kû indicates great progress and success (to him who deals properly with the condition represented by it). There will be advantage in (efforts like that of) crossing the great stream. (He should weigh well, however, the events of) three days before the turning point, and those (to be done) three days after it.
James Legge, 1882