Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
Innocence. Great success.
Persistence is favorable.
If someone is not upright, they meet with disaster,
and it is not favorable to undertake anything.
The Image
Thunder moves under heaven:
all things reach their natural state of innocence.
So the ancient kings, rich in virtue and in keeping with the time,
tended and nourished all beings.
First line, nine
Innocent conduct brings good fortune.
Second line, six
If one gives no thought to the harvest while plowing,
nor to the use of the field while clearing the land:
then it is favorable to undertake something.
Third line, six
Undeserved disaster:
the cow that someone had tethered
is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.
Fourth line, nine
Whoever is able to persist remains without fault.
Fifth line, nine
If you are ill through no fault of your own, use no medicine.
It will get better on its own.
Top line, nine
Innocent action brings disaster.
Nothing is favorable.