Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 18 蠱 Gǔ, Decay
  3. Line 5
18 蠱, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 18 蠱 Gǔ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

幹父之蠱，用譽。

gàn fù zhī gǔ, yòng yù.

The fifth line, divided, shows (a son) dealing with the troubles caused by his father. He obtains the praise of using (the fit instrument for his work). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

幹父用譽，承以德也。

gàn fù yòng yù, chéng yǐ dé yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106145); 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.