13. FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN
T'ung Jên
The Judgement
FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN in the open. Success. It furthers one to cross the great water. The perseverance of the superior man furthers.
The Image
Heaven together with fire: The image of FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN. Thus the superior man organizes the clans And makes distinctions between things.
The Lines
Nine at the top: Fellowship with men in the meadow. No remorse.
The Image says: 'Fellowship with men in the meadow.' The will has not yet been fulfilled.
Nine in the fifth place: Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament, but afterward they laugh. After great struggles they succeed in meeting.
The Image says: The first step in fellowship with men is based on the central and the straightforward. 'After great struggles they succeed in meeting,' which means that they overcome.
Nine in the fourth place: He climbs up on his wall; he cannot attack. Good fortune.
The Image says: 'He climbs up on his wall,' but according to right he cannot attack. His good fortune consists in the fact that, being in a quandary, he returns to the rules.
Nine in the third place: He hides weapons in the thicket; he climbs the high hill in front of it. For three years he does not rise up.
The Image says: 'He hides weapons in the thicket,' because the enemy is strong. 'For three years he does not rise up.' How can he go on?
Six in the second place: Fellowship with men in the clan. Humiliation.
The Image says: 'Fellowship with men in the clan' is the way to humiliation.
Nine at the beginning: Fellowship with men at the gate. No blame.
The Image says: 'Who would be to blame for fellowship with men outside the gate?'