Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 51 震 Zhèn, Thunder
  3. Line 5
51 震, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 51 震 Zhèn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

震往來厲，億无喪，有事。

zhèn wǎng lái lì, yì wú sàng, yǒu shì.

The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can accomplish). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

震往來厲，危行也。其事在中，大无喪也。

zhèn wǎng lái lì, wēi xíng yě. qí shì zài zhōng, dà wú sàng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10644930); 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.