The 64 Hexagrams / 13
Hexagram 13 · ䷌
Fellowship
同人 · Tóng Rén
Upper Heaven 乾Lower Fire 離
The Judgment · 卦辭
同人于野,亨。利涉大川,利君子貞。
Thung Zăn (or 'Union of men') appears here (as we find it) in the (remote districts of the) country, indicating progress and success. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to maintain the firm correctness of the superior man.
The Image · 大象
天與火,同人;君子以類族辨物。
(The trigrams for) heaven and fire form Thung Zăn. The superior man, in accordance with this), distinguishes things according to their kinds and classes.
Plain-English Meaning
Fellowship with others. Open, honest community around a shared purpose makes great things possible.
The Judgment
Fellowship in the open succeeds; it favours crossing great waters and steady integrity.
The Image
Like fire rising to the sky, organise people and things with clear distinctions.
Editorial summary written for this site; not a translation.
The Lines · 爻辭
- 初九 · Line 1同人于門,無咎。The first NINE, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men just issuing from his gate. There will be no error.象曰:出門同人,又誰咎也。
- 六二 · Line 2同人于宗,吝。The second SIX, divided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in relation with his kindred. There will be occasion for regret.象曰:同人于宗,吝道也。
- 九三 · Line 3伏戎于莽,升其高陵,三歲不興。The third NINE, undivided, (shows its subject) with his arms hidden in the thick grass, and at the top of a high mound. (But) for three years he makes no demonstration.象曰:伏戎于莽,敵剛也。三歲不興,安行也。
- 九四 · Line 4乘其庸,弗克攻,吉。The fourth NINE, undivided, (shows its subject) mounted on the city wall; but he does not proceed to make the attack (he contemplates). There will be good fortune.象曰:乘其庸,義弗克也,其吉,則困而反則也。
- 九五 · Line 5同人,先號啕而後笑。大師克相遇。In the fifth NINE, undivided, (the representative of) the union of men first wails and cries out, and then laughs. His great host conquers, and he (and the subject of the second line) meet together.象曰:同人之先,以中直也。大師相遇,言相克也。
- 上九 · Line 6同人于郊,無悔。The topmost NINE, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in the suburbs. There will be no occasion for repentance.象曰:同人于郊,志未得也。
English: James Legge (1882), public domain · Text · Image (Appendix II), sacred-texts.com.