Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 15 謙 Qiān, Modesty
  3. Line 4
15 謙, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 15 謙 Qiān

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

无不利，撝謙。

wú bù lì, huī qiān.

The fourth line, divided, shows one, whose action would be in every way advantageous, stirring up (the more) his humility. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

无不利撝謙；不違則也。

wú bù lì huī qiān; bù wéi zé yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106142); 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.