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同人
Tóng Rén

同人 于野。亨。利涉大川。利君子貞。

Fellowship with men in the open.   Success.  It furthers one to cross the great water.  The perseverance of the superior man furthers.

初九   9 at the start

同人于門。无咎。

Fellowship with men at the gate.   No blame.

六二   6 in the 2nd

同人于宗。吝。

Fellowship with men in the clan.   Humiliation.

九三   9 in the 3rd

伏戎于莽。升其高陵。三歲不興。

He hides weapons in the thicket; he climbs the high hill in front of it.  For three years he does not rise up.

九四   9 in the 4th

乘其墉。弗克攻。吉。

He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack.   Good fortune.

九五   9 in the 5th

同人先號咷而後笑。大師克相遇。

Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, but afterward they laugh.  After great struggles they succeed in meeting.

上九   9 at the top

同人于郊。无悔。

Fellowship with men in the meadow.   No remorse.