颐 · 养
Judgement
贞吉，观颐，自求口实。
Steadfastness is auspicious. Look at the jaws; seek your own mouth’s fullness.
The Image
山下有雷，颐。君子以慎言语，节饮食。
Below the mountain, thunder: the jaws. So the superior man is careful in word and moderate in food and drink.
The Lines
舍尔灵龟，观我朵颐，凶。
Set aside your spirit-tortoise and watch my dangling jaws. Ill.
“观我朵颐”，亦不足贵也。
Watching my dangling jaws: it too is not worth honouring.
颠颐；拂经于丘颐，征凶。
Overturned jaws; overturning the rule at the hill-jaw; to go is ill.
六二“征凶”，行失类也。
The second line, going is ill: he walks away from his kind.
拂颐；贞凶，十年勿用；无攸利。
Violating the jaws; steadfastness is ill. Ten years not used; nothing furthers.
“十年勿用”，道大悖也。
Ten years not used: the way is greatly crossed.
颠颐，吉；虎视眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
Overturned jaws: good fortune. The tiger watches with fixed gaze, his desires pursuing; no blame.
“颠颐”之“吉”，上施光也。
The good fortune of overturned jaws: the giving above grows bright.
拂经；居贞吉，不可涉大川。
Violating the rule; staying steadfast is auspicious. Do not cross the great water.
“居贞”之“吉”，顺以从上也。
The auspiciousness of staying steadfast: obedience and following above.
由颐；厉吉，利涉大川。
The source of the jaws; danger yet good fortune. It furthers to cross the great water.
“由颐，厉吉”，大有庆也。
The jaws’ source, danger yet good fortune: great cause for celebration.
Reading
口齿咀嚼：求养，以及所求之物。此卦从食移到食所从来——经文问这填喂从何而来，又问这填喂值不值得受。人以什么自养，日久终会看得出来。