16. Yu | Enthusiasm
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
豫：利建侯行师。
Translation: 豫 / Enthusiasm: it is beneficial to establish lords行师。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Yu (Enthusiasm), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
初六：鸣豫，凶。
Translation: First Six: 鸣豫，misfortune。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “misfortune” marks serious risk.
六二：介于石，不终日，贞吉。
Translation: Second Six: 介于石，不终日，uprightness is auspicious。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六三：盱豫，悔；迟，有悔。
Translation: Third Six: Draft rendering: 盱豫，悔；迟，有悔。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九四：由豫，大有得，勿疑朋盍簪。
Translation: Fourth Nine: Draft rendering: 由豫，大有得，勿疑朋盍簪。.
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.
六五：贞疾，恒不死。
Translation: Fifth Six: constancy still involves illness，恒不死。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
上六：冥豫，成有渝，无咎。
Translation: Top Six: 冥豫，成有渝，no blame。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.