Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 27 頤 Yí
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
拂經，居貞吉，不可涉大川。
The fifth line, divided, shows one acting contrary to what is regular and proper; but if he abide in firmness, there will be good fortune. He should not, (however, try to) cross the great stream. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
居貞之吉，順以從上也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643091); 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.