雷泽归妹Guī Mèi · The Marrying Maiden
震上 · 兑下Thunder over Lake
卦辞The Judgement
归妹：征凶，无攸利。Guī Mèi. Going forward: misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
处于不得已、委屈求全的状态。震雷在上属木居东方——泽上有雷，雷在泽水上空打响。金克木，泽（金）压着雷（木）的根——阴爻凌驾在阳爻之上，位置不正，前进有凶。前进有凶——但有些事不得不为。这种“明知不利而前往”是悲壮的——需要谨慎、需要智慧、需要懂得自处。
A state of having to make do, of swallowing one's discomfort. the upper trigram Zhèn is Thunder, element Wood, in the east — thunder above the lake, sounding over the water. Metal checks Wood, the lake (Metal) pressing on the root of the thunder (Wood) — yin lines riding above yang, the positions not upright, and to advance brings misfortune. To advance brings misfortune — yet some things must still be done. "Knowing it cannot go well and going anyway" is tragic; it demands caution, wisdom, and the ability to bear up.
大象The Image
《象》曰：泽上有雷，归妹；君子以永终知敝。Thunder over the lake: the image of the Marrying Maiden. The noble one, accordingly, keeps the end in view and understands what can decay.
六爻The Six Lines
初九，归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。Entering in a secondary place. A lame leg can still walk. Going forward: good fortune.
以次要的身份进入——，虽然瘸着腿也能走路。即使位置不理想，也能发挥价值——吉。
Coming in from a secondary position — though lame, one can still walk. Even from a non-ideal position, one can still contribute — good fortune.
九二，眇能视，利幽人之贞。Half-blind, yet still able to see. Favorable for the recluse to hold steadfast and upright.
看东西不太清楚（一只眼）——，做幽居之人的事。受限的处境下，守住自己的小天地，没问题。
Half-blind (vision impaired) but still seeing — the role of the hidden one. Holding the right path in a limited situation works fine.
六三，归妹以须，反归以娣。Waiting for a higher place; returning to a secondary one.
想要主位却只能居次位——，只好先退回次要的位置。先看清自己现在站在哪里，再决定往哪走。
Hoping for the main seat and finding only a secondary one — the expectation must be revised. See clearly where you stand now before deciding where to go.
九四，归妹愆期，迟归有时。The union is delayed. Late, but its time will come.
迟迟未成——震雷初爻，雷还没响，耐心等真正合适的时机。不强求，等就是了。
Delaying the commitment — Zhèn's Thunder, first line, the thunder not yet sounded — waiting patiently for the truly suitable time. Do not push; simply wait.
六五，帝乙归妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良；月几望，吉。King Yi marries off his sister. Her sleeves are plainer than those of the one beside her. The moon is nearly full. Good fortune.
尊贵的人甘居不显眼的位置——震雷居中，雷声正大，反而比衣着华丽的人活得自在。位置不显赫，反而吉。
A noble taking a modest place — Zhèn's Thunder centered, the thunder upright and full — and living more at ease than the more lavishly dressed. The position is not flashy, but the way of life is good fortune.
上六，女承筐，无实；士刲羊，无血。无攸利。A basket held out — no fruit in it. A sheep slaughtered — no blood. Nothing is favorable.
捧着空筐、杀羊却不见血——震雷到极处，雷声空了，形式都做了但都是空的。这种空洞的关系或合作，没什么用。
An empty basket held out, a sheep cut with no blood — Zhèn's Thunder at its extreme, the thunder hollow — the forms are kept but the content is gone. A hollow relationship or partnership benefits no one.