Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 12 否 Pǐ, Blocked
  3. Line 4
12 否, line 4

Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 12 否 Pǐ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

有命，无咎，疇離祉。

yǒu mìng, wú jiù, chóu lí zhǐ.

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject acting in accordance with the ordination (of Heaven), and committing no error. His companions will come and share in his happiness. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

有命无咎，志行也。

yǒu mìng wú jiù, zhì xíng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645603); 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.