After Completion
Judgment
— I Ching · classical
亨小,利贞。初吉终乱。
After completion. Success in small matters. Perseverance furthers. At the beginning, good fortune; at the end, disorder.
Image
— Great Image
水在火上,既济,君子以思患而预防之。
Water over fire: the image of after completion. Thus the superior person takes thought of misfortune and arms themselves against it in advance.
Six Lines
— Bottom to top
Modern Readings
— Interdisciplinary
Career & Management
Successful close-out, IPO, system live-rollout. Just when celebration peaks, the seed of bureaucratic decay is planted. Immediately launch 'second-startup' mindset, red-team your own success.
Psychology & Cognition
The closer the finish, the more carefully (chu ji zhong luan). Do not make hedonistic decisions at the peak; 'success is the mother of failure' (the inversion of the proverb).
Decision Guidance
Take thought of misfortune and arm in advance (si huan yu fang). Slow at the start of victory (line 1: brake wheels). Substance over splendor (line 5).
Western Parallels
— Cross-cultural
Andy Grove's 'inflection point' detected at the very moment of success; Jim Collins on Stage 1 of decline (hubris from accomplishment); Charlie Munger's 'invert, always invert' — what could ruin this success?; Jeff Bezos's 'Day 1' mindset against organizational ossification.
· English renderings and modern readings are original editorial writing, cross-checked against public-domain and classical commentary lineages.
· Anygua does not predict, score, schedule, ward, or recommend rituals.
· Modern inputs are reproducible; traditional casts can be audited line by line from the stored coin/yarrow trace.