16.黃裳，元吉。——出自《坤·六五爻》
今譯：人處於尊貴地位時，應學取黃裳之寓意，中庸而順從，方可大吉。
衍言：越是在順境，越是要避免傲慢偏執。
《周易》小詞典：黃裳有兩層含義：一，坤為土，色黃。乾為衣，坤為裳；二，從五行看，黃，中色。而《坤》六五爻象征著臣居尊位，又象征柔順中正，所以黃裳寓意中庸下順。
The yellow lower-garment stands for great good fortune.——- from The Fifth Line Divided, Kun
Modern interpretation: In an honored post, a man should possess the quality indicated by the yellow lower garment and keep to the golden mean, then he will be greatly fortunate.
Moral: The more favorable circumstances you are in, the more efforts you should make to avoid arrogance and prejudice.
Glossary: The yellow lower garment has two interpretations. Kun refers to the earth whose color is yellow. Qian stands for upper garment and Kun lower garment. On the other hand, yellow is the middle color in the principle of the five elements. The fifth line, divided, in this hexagram symbolizes the honorable post an official occupies. It also symbolizes docility and correctness. Consequently, the yellow lower garment signifies the golden mean and good fortune.