Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 48 井 Jǐng
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
The topmost line, divided, shows (the water from) the well brought to the top, which is not allowed to be covered. This suggests the idea of sincerity. There will be great good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
元吉在上，大成也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645240); 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.