52. KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN
Kên
The Judgement
KEEPING STILL. Keeping his back still So that he no longer feels his body. He goes into his courtyard And does not see his people. No blame.
The Image
Mountains standing close together: The image of KEEPING STILL. Thus the superior man Does not permit his thoughts To go beyond his situation.
The Lines
Nine at the top: Noble-hearted keeping still. Good fortune.
The Image says: The good fortune of 'noble-hearted keeping still' is that it ends in substance.
Six in the fifth place: Keeping his jaws still. The words have order. Remorse disappears.
The Image says: 'Keeping his jaws still,' because he is in the middle and correct.
Six in the fourth place: Keeping his trunk still. No blame.
The Image says: 'Keeping his trunk still.' He keeps himself still.
Nine in the third place: Keeping his hips still. Making his sacrum stiff. Dangerous. The heart suffocates.
The Image says: 'Keeping his hips still.' The danger suffocates the heart.
Six in the second place: Keeping his calves still. He cannot rescue him whom he follows. His heart is not glad.
The Image says: 'He cannot rescue him whom he follows.' He does not retreat and listen.
Six at the beginning: Keeping his toes still. No blame. Lasting perseverance furthers.
The Image says: 'Keeping his toes still.' One has not yet lost the right.