Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 10 履 Lǚ, Treading
  3. Line 5
10 履, 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。

guài lǚ, zhēn lì.

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。

guài lǚ zhēn lì, wèi zhèng dāng 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.