Hexagram 54: Marrying Sister
Statement: Advance: misfortune. No place will bring gain.
Top trigram: Thunder
Bottom trigram: Lake
Hexagram Number: 54
Hexagram Name: Marrying Sister
Line 1 comment: A younger sister marries as a secondary wife. The lame can tread. Going is favorable.
Line 2 comment: Blind in one eye: able to see. Gain by a solitary person's firmness.
Line 3 comment: A younger sister waits to marry. Returns to marry as a secondary wife.
Line 4 comment: A younger sister marrying. Overflowing expectations. A late marriage has its season.
Line 5 comment: Emperor Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. Her royal sleeves are not as fine as the secondary wives'. The moon: nearly full. Fortune.
Line 6 comment: A woman carries a basket: no fruit. A man sacrifices a ram: no blood. No place is gainful.
The image Thunder over lake: marrying sister. The noble one pursues far-reaching goals while keeping aware of possible ruin.
