Gu: Work on what has been spoiled has supreme success. It furthers one to cross the great water. Mountain above, Wind below: the image of Decay. Thus the superior man stirs up the people and strengthens their spirit.

Sui: Following. Supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame. Thunder in the middle of the lake: the image of Following. Thus the superior man at nightfall goes indoors for rest and recuperation.

Yu: Enthusiasm. It furthers one to install helpers and set armies in motion. Thunder comes forth from the earth with a crash: the image of Enthusiasm. Thus the kings of antiquity honored virtue with music.

Qian: Modesty. Success. The superior man carries things through to the end. Within the earth, a mountain: the image of Modesty. Thus the superior man reduces that which is too much and supplements that which is too little.

Da You: Possession in Great Measure. Supreme success. Fire in heaven above: the image of Possession in Great Measure. Thus the superior man curbs evil and furthers good, and thereby obeys the benevolent will of heaven.

Tong Ren: Fellowship with men in the open. Success. It furthers one to cross the great water. Heaven with fire: the image of Fellowship with Men. Thus the superior man organizes the clans and makes distinctions between things.

Tai: Peace. The small departs, the great approaches. Good fortune. Success. Heaven and earth unite: the image of Peace. Thus the ruler shapes and completes the course of heaven and earth.

Lu: Treading on the tail of the tiger. It does not bite the man. Success. Heaven above, the Lake below: the image of Treading. Thus the superior man discriminates between high and low, and thereby fortifies the minds of the people.

Xiao Chu: The Taming Power of the Small has success. Dense clouds, no rain from our western region. Wind drives across the heaven: the image of the Small Taming. Thus the superior man refines the outward show of his nature. [cite: 5]