Hexagram 64 · Line 6
Before Completion — 上六
Wei Ji · Shang Liu
上六 · Shang Liu
The Line
In true confidence one drinks wine. No blame. But if one wets one's head, one loses it in truth.
Interpretation
Before Completion, at the border of the new time, one is together with one's own in full mutual trust and spends the time of waiting at wine. Since the new time stands already immediately before the door, this is no blame. Only one must be intent on the right measure. If one wets one's head in excess, one loses the favorable situation through intemperance.