Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 35 晉 Jìn, Advance
  3. Line 1
35 晉, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 35 晉 Jìn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

晉如，摧如，貞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。

jìn rú, cuī rú, zhēn jí. wǎng fú, yù wú jiù.

The first line, divided, shows one wishing to advance, and (at the same time) kept back. Let him be firm and correct, and there will be good fortune. If trust be not reposed in him, let him maintain a large and generous mind, and there will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

晉如，摧如；獨行正也。裕无咎；未受命也。

jìn rú, cuī rú; dú xíng zhèng yě. yù wú jiù; wèi shòu mìng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646579); 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.