Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 38 睽 Kuí, Estrangement
  3. Line 5
38 睽, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 38 睽 Kuí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

悔亡,厥宗噬膚,往何咎。

huǐ wáng, jué zōng shì fū, wǎng hé jiù.

The fifth line, divided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative (and minister he unites closely and readily) as if he were biting through a piece of skin. When he goes forward (with this help), what error can there be? (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

厥宗噬膚,往有慶也。

jué zōng shì fū, wǎng yǒu qìng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646622); 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.