Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 40 解 Xiè, Release
  3. Line 3
40 解, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 40 解 Xiè

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

負且乘，致寇至，貞吝。

fù qiě chéng, zhì kòu zhì, zhēn lìn.

The third line, divided, shows a porter with his burden, (yet) riding in a carriage. He will (only) tempt robbers to attack him. However firm and correct he may (try to) be, there will be cause for regret. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

負且乘，亦可丑也，自我致戎，又誰咎也。

fù qiě chéng, yì kě chǒu yě, zì wǒ zhì róng, yòu shuí jiù yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646666); 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.