11. Tai | Peace | Zhou Yi | English

泰（tài）：（）小（xiǎo）往（wǎng）大（dà）来（lái），（）吉（jí），（）亨（hēng）。（）

Translation: 泰 / Peace: 小往大来，auspicious，亨。.

Reading note: This is the judgment of Tai (Peace), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.

初（chū）九（jiǔ）：（）拔（bá）茅（máo）茹（rú），（）以（yǐ）其（qí）汇（huì），（）征（zhēng）吉（jí）。（）

Translation: First Nine: 拔茅茹，以其汇，征auspicious。.

Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.

九（jiǔ）二（èr）：（）包（bāo）荒（huāng），（）用（yòng）冯（píng）河（hé），（）不（bù）遐（xiá）遗（yí）。（）朋（péng）亡（wáng），（）得（dé）尚（shàng）于（yú）中（zhōng）行（háng）。（）

Translation: Second Nine: Draft rendering: 包荒，用冯河，不遐遗。朋亡，得尚于中行。.

Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.

九（jiǔ）三（sān）：（）无（wú）平（píng）不（bù）陂（bēi），（）无（wú）往（wǎng）不（bù）复（fù），（）艰（jiān）贞（zhēn），（）无（wú）咎（jiù）。（）勿（wù）恤（xù）其（qí）孚（fú），（）于（yú）食（shí）有（yǒu）福（fú）。（）

Translation: Third Nine: 无平不陂，无往不复，艰贞，no blame。do not worry其孚，于食有福。.

Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.

六（liù）四（sì）：（）翩（piān）翩（piān），（）不（bù）富（fù）以（yǐ）其（qí）邻（lín），（）不（bù）戒（jiè）以（yǐ）孚（fú）。（）

Translation: Fourth Six: Draft rendering: 翩翩，不富以其邻，不戒以孚。.

Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.

六（liù）五（wǔ）：（）帝（dì）乙（yǐ）归（guī）妹（mèi），（）以（yǐ）祉（zhǐ）元（yuán）吉（jí）。（）

Translation: Fifth Six: 帝乙归妹，以祉greatly auspicious。.

Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.

上（shàng）六（liù）：（）城（chéng）复（fù）于（yú）隍（huáng），（）勿（wù）用（yòng）师（shī）。（）自（zì）邑（yì）告（gào）命（mìng），（）贞（zhēn）吝（lìn）。（）

Translation: Top Six: 城复于隍，do not act yet师。自邑告命，贞regret or difficulty。.

Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.

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