Hexagram 64
未濟 Wèi Jì
Before Completion
離
Li — Clinging
Fire · Middle Daughter
坎
Kan — Abysmal
Water · Middle Son
Before Completion. Success. But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing, gets its tail in the water, there is nothing that would further.
Fire over water: the image of the condition Before Completion. Thus the superior person is careful in the differentiation of things, so that each finds its place.
They get their tail in the water. Humiliating.
They brake the wheels. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Before completion, attack brings misfortune. It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. Shock, thus to discipline the Devil's Country. For three years, great realms are awarded.
Perseverance brings good fortune. No remorse. The light of the superior person is true. Good fortune.
There is drinking of wine in genuine confidence. No blame. But if one wets one's head, one loses it, in truth.