Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 17 隨 Suí, Following
  3. Line 3
17 隨, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 17 隨 Suí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

係丈夫,失小子。隨,有求得利,居貞。

xì zhàng fū, shī xiǎo zǐ. suí, yǒu qiú dé lì, jū zhēn.

The third line, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks; but it will be advantageous to adhere to what is firm and correct. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

系丈夫,志舍下也。

xì zhàng fū, zhì shě xià yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645020); 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.