Sui / Following
above:Tui The Joyous, Lake
below:Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
The topmost [six], divided, shows us (that sincerity) firmly held and clung to, yea, and bound fast. (We see) the king with it presenting his offerings on the western mountain.
The issue of the hexagram is seen in line 6; which represents the ideal of following, directed by the most sincere adherence to what is right. This influence not only extends to men, but also to spiritual beings. 'The western hill' is Mount Khi, at the foot of which was the original settlement of the House of Kau, in B.C. 1325. The use of the name 'king' here brings us down from Wan into the time of King Wu at least.