Hexagram 64, Before Completion (Wèi Jì, 未济), is formed of the upper trigram Fire (离) over the lower trigram Water (坎). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.
The Judgment
Before completion: success is possible. The little fox, almost across, wets its tail — nothing furthers yet.
亨,小狐汔济,濡其尾,无攸利。
Trigrams
☲
Upper · Fire 离
clarity, clinging
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Lower · Water 坎
the abysmal, danger
The outer (upper) trigram Fire describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Water describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Before Completion.
The Six Lines
初六 · Line 1 Wetting the tail at the very start — humiliation.濡其尾,吝。
九二 · Line 2 Dragging the wheel: steadfastness brings good fortune.曳其轮,贞吉。
六三 · Line 3 Not yet complete: charging ahead bodes ill — yet the great water must still be crossed.未济,征凶,利涉大川。
九四 · Line 4 Steadfastness brings good fortune; remorse vanishes. Three years of resolute effort end in reward from the great realm.贞吉,悔亡;震用伐鬼方,三年有赏于大国。
六五 · Line 5 Steadfastness brings good fortune, no remorse: the noble one's light shines — sincerity, good fortune.贞吉,无悔;君子之光,有孚,吉。
上九 · Line 6 Trustful celebration — no blame. But soaking one's head in it, trust is lost.有孚于饮酒;无咎,濡其首,有孚失是。
Reading Hexagram 64 for Your Question
When Before Completion appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Before Completion to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.
Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Before Completion answers.