Hexagram 9 · 小畜 xiǎo chù

Small Restraint · line 6

上九:既雨既處,尚德載,婦貞厲。月幾望,君子征凶。

The topmost line, undivided, shows how the rain has fallen, and the (onward progress) is stayed;—(so) must we value the full accumulation of the virtue (represented by the upper trigram). But a wife (exercising restraint), however firm and correct she may be, is in a position of peril, (and like) the moon approaching to the full. If the superior man prosecute his measures (in such circumstances), there will be evil.

James Legge, 1882

Hexagram 9 Small Restraint · Judgement

小畜:亨。密雲不雨,自我西郊。

Hsiâo Khû indicates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and success. (We see) dense clouds, but no rain coming from our borders in the west.

James Legge, 1882