Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 10 履 Lǚ, Treading
  3. Line 1
10 履, line 1

Line 1 初九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 10 履 Lǚ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

素履,往无咎。

sù lǚ, wǎng wú jiù.

The first line, undivided, shows its subject treading his accustomed path. If he go forward, there will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

素履之往,獨行願也。

sù lǚ zhī wǎng, dú xíng yuàn yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647513); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.