萃 · 聚
Judgement
亨，王假有庙，利见大人，亨，利贞；用大牲吉，利有攸往。
Success. The king approaches his temple. It furthers one to see the great man; success; furthered by steadfastness. Using the great offering is auspicious. It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
泽上于地，萃。君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
The lake gathers the earth’s water: gathering. So the superior man renews his weapons to meet the unforeseen.
The Lines
有孚不终，乃乱乃萃；若号，一握为笑，勿恤，往无咎。
With sincerity, he does not hold to the end; there is disorder, then gathering. If he calls, one clasp and laughter. Do not grieve; going is without blame.
“乃乱乃萃”，其志乱也。
Disorder, then gathering: his will is disordered.
引吉，无咎；孚乃利用禴。
Drawn in; good fortune, no blame. Sincerity makes the small offering useful.
“引吉，无咎”，中未变也。
Drawn in, good fortune, no blame: the middle has not changed.
萃如，嗟如，无攸利；往无咎，小吝。
Gathering, sighing; nothing furthers. Going is without blame; small pity.
“往无咎”，上巽也。
Going is without blame: obedience above.
大吉，无咎。
Great good fortune; no blame.
“大吉，无咎”，位不当也。
Great good fortune, no blame: the place is not right.
萃有位，无咎；匪孚，元永贞，悔亡。
Gathering in one’s place; no blame. Without sincerity, hold to sublime, enduring steadfastness; regret passes.
“萃有位”，志未光也。
Gathering in one’s place: his will is not yet bright.
赍咨涕洟，无咎。
Sighing and weeping tears; no blame.
“赍咨涕洟”，未安上也。
Sighing and weeping tears: he is not yet at peace above.
Reading
泽收地之水。聚要有结构、有地方——经文点出王与庙、祭与井。它所不安的是无中心的聚合：一群人不算聚，差别在聚起来能做什么。