既济。亨小，利贞，初吉终乱。
Water over Fire. Everything in its correct position. Perfect order. 初吉终乱 — good at the beginning, disorder at the end.
The Lines
初九：曳其轮，濡其尾，无咎。
Line 1 — He brakes his wheels. Slowing down at the start of completion.
六二：妇丧其茀，勿逐，七日得。
Line 2 — The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Something decorative lost. Don't chase it.
九三：高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。
Line 3 — After three years he conquers it. Victory's maintenance requires the right people.
六四：繻有衣袽，终日戒。
Line 4 — The finest clothes turn to rags. The peak of completion is where decay begins.
九五：东邻杀牛，不如西邻之禴祭，实受其福。
Line 5 — The modest offering at the right time surpasses the grand gesture. The neighbor in the west with his small offering receives the real happiness.
上六：濡其首，厉。
Line 6 — He gets his head in the water. The completion exceeded. The head, not the tail, is in the water now.
Nuclear Hexagram
Nuclear Hexagram: 64 未济 (Before Completion)
The moment of perfect order is the instant before the next cycle begins.
Practical Application
Don't rest in the completion. The next cycle has already started. Maintain what you built.