Sequence of the Gua
After things have been accumulated, courtesy and righteousness should be fulfilled. Thus, after Little Accumulation, Fulfillment follows.
Commentary on the Symbol
Above is Heaven; below is Lake. An image of Fulfillment. In correspondence with this, the superior person discriminates as to duty between high and low, and sets people’s minds at rest.
Decision
Treading upon a tiger’s tail, does not bite. Prosperous smooth.
Commentary on the Decision
Fulfill one’s duty.
The yielding treads upon the firm.
Gentle and joyous corresponds with Qian. T
hereupon treading upon a tiger’s tail, the tiger does not bite.
Prosperous and smooth. the firm is central and correct; fulfill one’s duty in the place of a ruler and feel no guilt.
His brilliance shines.