Lu / Treading [Conduct]
above: Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below: Tui The Joyous, Lake
Six in the third place means:
A one-eyed man is able to see,
A lame man is able to tread.
He treads on the tail of the tiger.
The tiger bites the man.
Misfortune.
Thus does a warrior act on behalf of his great prince.
A one-eyed man can indeed see, but not enough for clear vision. A lame
man can indeed tread, but not enough to make progress. If in spite of
such defects a man considers himself strong and consequently exposes
himself to danger, he is inviting disaster, for he is undertaking
something beyond his strength. This reckless way of plunging ahead,
regardless of the adequacy of one's powers, can be justified only in
the case of a warrior battling for his prince.