Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden
above:Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder
below:Tui The Joyous, Lake
The sixth [six], divided, shows the young lady bearing the basket, but without anything in it, and the gentleman slaughtering the sheep, but without blood flowing from it. There will be no advantage in any way.
Line 6 is weak, at the top of the hexagram, and without a proper correlate. Hence its auspice is evil. The marriage-contract is broken, according to Ku Hsi, and does not take effect. The parties mentioned in the paragraph appear engaged in the temple, offering or sacrificing to the spirits of their ancestors. But the woman's basket which should contain her offerings (The Shih, I,ii,ode 4) is empty, and the man attempts to perform his part in slaying the victim (The Shih, II,vi,ode 6.5) without effect.