Hexagram 54 · 歸妹 guī mèi

The Younger Bride · line 5

六五:帝乙歸妹,其君之袂,不如其娣之袂良。月幾望,吉。

The fifth line, divided, reminds us of the marrying of the younger sister of (king) Tî-yî, when the sleeves of her the princess were not equal to those of the (still) younger sister who accompanied her in an inferior capacity. (The case suggests the thought of) the moon almost full. There will be good fortune.

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