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The I Ching, Legge tr.

The I Ching, Legge tr.: The Yî King Text: Section I...

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This is a classical Chinese divinatory text — specifically Hexagram 10 (Lü, "Treading") from the *I Ching* (*Book of Changes*) — accompanied by traditional commentary on its six lines and overall symbolism. The hexagram's central image is a person treading on a tiger's tail without being bitten, representing the navigation of dangerous situations through careful, correct conduct. The six individual lines present a spectrum of outcomes depending on the walker's character and position: humble, steady movement brings good fortune, while overconfidence or misplaced boldness (as in Line 3, the one-eyed man who thinks he sees clearly) brings harm. The structural commentary explains the hexagram as a composition of the trigrams Tui (marsh, pleasure) and Qian (heaven, strength), with the attribute of "pleased satisfaction" in Tui explaining why the tiger does not bite. A distinctive interpretive claim ties the hexagram's lesson to the Confucian concept of *li* (propriety/ritual observance): the rules of courtesy function as stepping-stones that allow safe passage through chaos and peril. The commentary closes with the principle that humility is the highest expression of propriety, and that consistent right conduct across all steps is the only path to genuinely good outcomes.

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