Hexagram 37
Household
家人 · jiā rén
- Upper trigram
- 巽 · wind
- Lower trigram
- 離 · fire
Judgement
家人：利女貞。
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kiâ Zăn, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
James Legge, 1882
Lines · bottom to top
- Line 1 初九
初九：閑有家，悔亡。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
- Line 2 六二
六二：无攸遂，在中饋，貞吉。
The second line, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
- Line 3 九三
九三：家人嗃嗃，悔厲，吉；婦子嘻嘻，終吝。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
- Line 4 六四
六四：富家，大吉。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
- Line 5 九五
九五：王假有家，勿恤，吉。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.
- Line 6 上九
上九：有孚威如，終吉。
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.