Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 25 无妄 Wú Wàng, Without Pretence
  3. Line 5
25 无妄, line 5

Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 25 无妄 Wú Wàng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

无妄之疾,勿藥有喜。

wú wàng zhī jí, wù yào yǒu xǐ.

The fifth line, undivided, shows one who is free from insincerity, and yet has fallen ill. Let him not use medicine, and he will have occasion for joy (in his recovery). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

无妄之藥,不可試也。

wú wàng zhī yào, bù kě shì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645038); 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.