Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 30 離 Lí, Radiance
  3. Line 4
30 離, line 4

Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 30 離 Lí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。

tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú.

The fourth line, undivided, shows the manner of its subject’s coming. How abrupt it is, as with fire, with death, to be rejected (by all)! (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

突如其來如，无所容也。

tū rú qí lái rú, wú suǒ róng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646424); 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.