Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 39 蹇 Jiǎn
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
往蹇來碩，吉；利見大人。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject going forward, (only to increase) the difficulties, while his remaining stationary will be (productive of) great (merit). There will be good fortune, and it will be advantageous to meet with the great man. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
往蹇來碩，志在內也。利見大人，以從貴也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2405036); 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.