63 · Ji Ji · After Completion
After completion. Success in small matters; it furthers one to be persevering. At the beginning, good fortune; at the end, disorder. The Tuan says: "After completion, success" — small matters find their way through. "It furthers one to be persevering" — the firm and the yielding are correct, and each stands in its proper place. "At the beginning, good fortune" — the yielding attains the center. "At the end, disorder ensues" — the way is exhausted.
All six lines of Jiji occupy correct positions and each finds its proper correspondence, so affairs both great and small attain success.
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64 · Wei Ji · Before Completion
Wei Chi indicates that before completion, success is possible: striving brings progress. The little fox, almost across the stream, wets its tail. There is nothing that furthers. The Commentary says: "Before Completion, success" — for the yielding obtains the central place. "The little fox nearly completes the crossing" — but has not yet emerged from the midst of danger. "He wets his tail; nothing furthers" — for he cannot carry through to the end.
Looking at the hexagram statement, the Image commentary, and the symbolic structure of Wei Ji as a whole, one can see that the reason this hexagram is called "Not Yet...
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