57. Xun | The Gentle
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
巽：小亨，利有攸往，利见大人。
Translation: 巽 / The Gentle: small success，it is beneficial to have somewhere to go，it is beneficial to meet a great person。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Xun (The Gentle), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “meeting a great person” points to guidance from someone of virtue and authority; “having somewhere to go” means forward action is fitting.
初六：进退，利武人之贞。
Translation: First Six: Draft rendering: 进退，利武人之贞。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time.
九二：巽在床下，用史巫，纷若，吉，无咎。
Translation: Second Nine: 巽在床下，用史巫，纷若，auspicious，no blame。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
九三：频巽，吝。
Translation: Third Nine: 频巽，regret or difficulty。.
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.
六四：悔亡，田获三品。
Translation: Fourth Six: regret disappears，田获三品。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九五：贞吉，悔亡，无不利。无初有终，先庚三日，后庚三日，吉。
Translation: Fifth Nine: uprightness is auspicious，regret disappears，无不利。无初有终，先庚三日，后庚三日，auspicious。.
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; “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
上九：巽在床下，丧其资斧，贞凶。
Translation: Top Nine: 巽在床下，丧其资斧，even uprightness faces misfortune。.
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; “misfortune” marks serious risk.