履 · 礼
Judgement
履虎尾，不咥人，亨。
Treading on the tiger’s tail; the tiger does not bite the man. Success.
The Image
上天下泽，履。君子以辨上下，定民志。
Above heaven, below the lake: treading. So the superior man distinguishes high and low, and settles the people’s aims.
The Lines
素履，往，无咎。
Plain treading; going is without blame.
“素履”之“往”，独行愿也。
Plain treading, going: he walks his wish alone.
履道坦坦，幽人贞吉。
Treading a way smooth and level; the man of the wild stays steadfast — good fortune.
“幽人贞吉”，中不自乱也。
The man of the wild stays steadfast: within, he does not disorder himself.
眇能视，跛能履，履虎尾，咥人，凶；武人为于大君。
One-eyed, yet seeing; lame, yet treading. He treads the tiger’s tail; the tiger bites the man — ill. The warrior acts for the great prince.
“眇能视”，不足以有明也；“跛能履”，不足以与行也；“咥人之凶”，位不当也；“武人为于大君”，志刚也。
One-eyed seeing is not brightness enough; lame treading is not journey enough. The tiger’s bite is ill: the place is not right. The warrior acts for the great prince: his will is hard.
履虎尾，愬愬，终吉。
Treading the tiger’s tail with caution; the end is good fortune.
“愬愬，终吉”，志行也。
Caution, and a good end: his will walks.
夬履，贞厉。
Resolute treading. Steadfastness in danger.
“夬履，贞厉”，位正当也。
Resolute treading, steadfastness in danger: the place is right and proper.
视履考祥，其旋元吉。
Look to the way and judge the signs. Turning back is supreme good fortune.
元吉在上，大有庆也。
Supreme good fortune at the top: great cause for celebration.
Reading
踩虎尾，虎不咬。此卦讲行止：如何在强于自己的事物之间正确地走。弱者履虎尾而不伤，不靠力，靠确切知道脚可以落在哪里。