I / Increase
above:Sun The Gentle, Wind
below:Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
Nine at the top means:
He brings increase to no one.
Indeed, someone even strikes him.
He does not keep his heart constantly steady.
Misfortune.
The meaning here is that through renunciation those in high place
should bring increase to those below. By neglecting this duty and
helping no one, they in turn lose the furthering influence of others
and soon find themselves alone. In this way they invite attacks. An
attitude not permanently in harmony with the demands of the time will
necessarily bring misfortune with it. Confucius says about this line:
The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes
his mind before he speaks; he makes his relations firm before he asks
for something. By attending to these three matters, the superior man
gains complete security. But if a man is brusque in his movements,
others will not co-operate. If he is agitated in his words, they awaken
no echo in others. If he asks for something without having first
established relations, it will not be given to him. If no one is with
him, those who would harm him draw near.