Hexagram 37 · King Wen sequence
Order at Home
家人 · jiā rén
Modern reflection
Healthy roles and consistent care bring order close to home.
Lower trigram: 離 Fire
Upper trigram: 巽 Wind
Historical source
For (the realisation of what is taught in) Kiâ Zăn, (or for the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.
(The trigram representing) fire, and that for wind coming forth from it, form Kiâ Zăn. The superior man, in accordance with this, orders his words according to (the truth of) things, and his conduct so that it is uniformly consistent.
James Legge, 1882, public domain. Historical wording is shown for source transparency, not as a guaranteed prediction.Changing-line passages
- Line 1The first NINE, undivided, shows its subject establishing restrictive regulations in his household Occasion for repentance will disappear.
- Line 2The second SIX, divided, shows its subject taking nothing on herself, but in her central place attending to the preparation of the food. Through her firm correctness there will be good fortune.
- Line 3The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject (treating) the members of the household with stern severity. There will be occasion for repentance, there will be peril, (but) there will (also) be good fortune. If the wife and children were to be smirking and chattering, in the end there would be occasion for regret.
- Line 4The fourth SIX, divided, shows its subject enriching the family. There will be great good fortune.
- Line 5The fifth NINE, undivided, shows the influence of the king extending to his family. There need be no anxiety; there will be good fortune.
- Line 6The topmost NINE, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity and arrayed in majesty. In the end there will be good fortune.
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