Hexagram 44: Copulating
Statement: Copulating: the woman is powerful. Do not marry such a woman.
Top trigram: Heaven
Bottom trigram: Wind
Hexagram Number: 44
Hexagram Name: Copulating
Line 1 comment: Checked by a metal brake: pure fortune. There's a place to go, but misfortune will be seen. A weak pig will surely falter.
Line 2 comment: The wrapping has fish. No fault. Not gainful for guests.
Line 3 comment: Buttocks without skin: one walks uneasily. Harsh, but no great fault.
Line 4 comment: The wrapping has no fish: the start of misfortune.
Line 5 comment: Like a gourd surrounded by willows, and held in place, there comes a falling from heaven.
Line 6 comment: Copulating with a horn. Remorse. No fault.
The image Wind under heaven: copulating. The sovereign issues commands to the four quarters.