上九
有孚于饮酒，无咎，濡其首，有孚失是。
象曰：饮酒濡首，亦不知节也。
Hexagram 64 · Before Completion
Before Completion
Fire above · Water belowTraditional palace notation: 离宫 · 三世卦
The crossing is still underway. Distinguish what is ready from what remains unsettled, and keep attending to the final steps instead of assuming the result. An unfinished situation can hold possibility without requiring haste to close it.
A question in mind. A moment to reflect.
Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.
Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
未济：亨。小狐汔济，濡其尾，无攸利。
Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese
彖曰：未济，亨；柔得中也。小狐汔济，未出中也。濡其尾，无攸利；不续终也。虽不当位，刚柔应也。
Image commentary · Classical Chinese
象曰：火在水上，未济；君子以慎辨物居方。
Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)
六五
贞吉，无悔，君子之光，有孚，吉。
象曰：君子之光，其晖吉也。
九四
贞吉，悔亡，震用伐鬼方，三年有赏于大国。
象曰：贞吉悔亡，志行也。
六三
未济，征凶，利涉大川。
象曰：未济征凶，位不当也。
九二
曳其轮，贞吉。
象曰：九二贞吉，中以行正也。
初六
濡其尾，吝。
象曰：濡其尾，亦不知极也。