Hexagram 54 · 歸妹 guī mèi

The Younger Bride · line 1

初九:歸妹以娣,跛能履,征吉。

The first line, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. (It suggests the idea of) a person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 54 The Younger Bride · Judgement

歸妹:征凶,无攸利。

Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.

James Legge, 1882