The Book

Hexagram 13
同人 tóng rén
fellowship
☰ qián above · ☲ lí below
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Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
Fellowship with people in the open: success. It is favorable to cross the great water. The noble one's persistence is favorable.
The Image
Heaven and fire together: the image of fellowship with people. So the noble one organizes the tribes and distinguishes things.
First line, nine
Fellowship with people at the gate. No fault.
Second line, six
Fellowship with people in the clan: shame.
Third line, nine
They hide weapons in the thicket, climb the high hill that stands before it. They do not rise up for three years.
Fourth line, nine
They climb onto their wall; they cannot attack. Good fortune.
Fifth line, nine
The people in fellowship weep and lament at first, but later they laugh. After great battles they manage to meet.
Top line, nine
Fellowship with people in the meadow: no regret.