Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 42 益 Yì, Increase
  3. Line 3
42 益, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 42 益 Yì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

益之用凶事，无咎。有孚中行，告公用圭。

yì zhī yòng xiōng shì, wú jiù. yǒu fú zhōng xíng, gào gōng yòng guī.

The third line, divided, shows increase given to its subject by means of what is evil, so that he shall (be led to good), and be without blame. Let him be sincere and pursue the path of the Mean, (so shall he secure the recognition of the ruler, like) an officer who announces himself to his prince by the symbol of his rank. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

益用凶事，固有之也。

yì yòng xiōng shì, gù yǒu zhī yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646726); 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.