Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 24 復 Fù, Return
  3. Line 1
24 復, line 1

Line 1 初九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 24 復 Fù

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

不遠復，无祇悔，元吉。

bù yuǎn fù, wú qí huǐ, yuán jí.

The first line, undivided, shows its subject returning (from an error) of no great extent, which would not proceed to anything requiring repentance. There will be great good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

不遠之復，以修身也。

bù yuǎn zhī fù, yǐ xiū shēn yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643037); 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.