初爻:濡其尾,吝。 Wetting its tail — regret. Setbacks come before completion.
二爻:曳其轮,贞吉。 Dragging its wheels — staying upright brings good fortune. Before completion, steady your pace.
三爻:未济,征凶。利涉大川。 Not yet complete — campaigning is dangerous, but favorable to cross great rivers. Seeming contradiction signals a special moment.
四爻:贞吉,悔亡。震用伐鬼方,三年有赏于大国。 Staying upright brings good fortune — regret vanishes. Thunderously campaigning against Gui Fang; after three years, rewarded by a great state. Persistence brings success.
五爻:贞吉,悔亡。震用伐鬼方,三年有赏于大国。 Staying upright brings good fortune — regret vanishes. Thunderously campaigning against Gui Fang; after three years, rewarded by a great state. Persistence brings success.
上爻:有孚于饮酒,无咎。濡其首,有孚失是。 Drinking with sincerity — no harm. But wetting the head — though sincere, the right way is lost. The ultimate state of incompletion — forever on the road.