Hexagram 27 · 頤 yí

Nourishing · line 1

初九:舍爾靈龜,觀我朵頤,凶。

The first line, undivided, (seems to be thus addressed), 'You leave your efficacious tortoise, and look at me till your lower jaw hangs down.' There will be evil.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 27 Nourishing · Judgement

頤:貞吉。觀頤,自求口實。

Î indicates that with firm correctness there will be good fortune (in what is denoted by it). We must look at what we are seeking to nourish, and by the exercise of our thoughts seek for the proper aliment.

James Legge, 1882