Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
Modesty creates success.
The noble one sees things through to the end.
The Image
A mountain lies within the earth:
the image of modesty.
So the noble one reduces what is too much
and increases what is too little.
They weigh things and make them equal.
First line, six
A noble one, modest through and through,
may cross the great water. Good fortune.
Second line, six
Modesty that expresses itself. Persistence brings good fortune.
Third line, nine
A noble one, modest for all their merit, sees things through to the end.
Good fortune.
Fourth line, six
Nothing that would not be favorable
for modesty in movement.
Fifth line, six
No boasting of wealth to one's neighbor.
Attacking with force is favorable.
Nothing that would not be favorable.
Top line, six
Modesty that expresses itself.
It is favorable to send the armies marching
to punish one's own city and one's own land.