- The 64
- 10 履 Lǚ, Treading
- Line 5
Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 10 履 Lǚ
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
夬履,貞厲。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the resolute tread of its subject. Though he be firm and correct, there will be peril. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
夬履貞厲,位正當也。
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.