Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 23 剝 Bō
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
貫魚，以宮人寵，无不利。
The fifth line, divided, shows (its subject leading on the others like) a string of fishes, and (obtaining for them) the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace. There will be advantage in every way. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
以宮人寵，終无尤也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645800); 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.