M^ eng / Youthful Folly
above: K^ en Keeping Still, Mountain
below: K'an The Abysmal, Water
The second [nine], undivided, (shows its subject) exercising forbearance with the ignorant in which there will be good fortune; and admitting (even) the goodness of women, which will also be fortunate. (He may also be described as) a son able to (sustain the burden of) his family.
On the subject of the second line, strong, and in the central place, devolves the task of enlightening the ignorant; and we have him discharging it with forbearance and humility. In proof of his generosity, it is said that 'he receives', or learns from, even weak and ignorant women. He appears also as 'a son', taking the place of his father.