Marrying Maiden — Hexagram Detail — I Ching 64 Fortune Telling
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Gui Mei (Marrying Maiden) — Thunder above Lake. Thunder enters the lake like a marriage. Marriage is a natural affair, but timing and matching matter greatly.
Line-by-Line
Line 1：归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。 Marrying off a sister — even a lame person can walk; campaigning brings good fortune. Imperfect conditions still allow action.
Line 2：眇能视，利幽人之贞。 One eye can see — favorable for the recluse to stay upright. Keep your way within limitations.
Line 3：归妹以须，反归以娣。 Marrying a sister but sending the elder instead, then reversing — breaking protocol; indecision.
Line 4：归妹愆期，迟归有时。 Marrying off a sister past the date — delayed but eventually married; there is waiting. Postponed but ultimately fulfilled.
Line 5：帝乙归妹，其君之袂不如其娣之袂良。月几望，吉。 King Yi marries off his sister — the princess's attire is plainer than the maids'. The moon nears full; auspicious. Noble simplicity brings good fortune.
Line 6：女承筐无实，士刲羊无血，无攸利。 The woman holds a basket but it is empty; the man slaughters a sheep but no blood flows — no benefit. Form without substance.