Wei Chi / Before Completion
above: Li The Clinging, Flame
below: K'an The Abysmal, Water
The third [six], divided, shows its subject with (the state of things) not yet remedied, but advancing on; which will lead to evil. There will, however, be advantage in (trying to) cross the great stream.
The Khang-hsi editors say that it is very difficult to understand what is said under line 3; and many critics suppose that a negative has dropped out, and that we should really read that 'it will not be advantageous to try and cross the great stream'.