Chia J^ en / The Family [The Clan]
above: Sun The Gentle, Wind
below: Li The Clinging, Flame
Six in the second place means:
She should not follow her whims.
She must attend within to the food.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
The wife must always be guided by the will of the master of the house,
be he father, husband, or grown son. There, without having to look for
them, she has great and important duties. She must attend to the
nourishment of her family and to the food for the sacrifice. In this
way she becomes the center of the social and religious life of the
family, and her perseverance in this position brings good fortune to
the whole house.
In relation to general conditions, the counsel here is to seek nothing
by means of force, but quietly to confine oneself to the duties at hand.