Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 58 兌 Duì, Joy
  3. Line 4
58 兌, line 4

Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 58 兌 Duì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

商兌，未寧，介疾有喜。

shāng duì, wèi níng, jiè jí yǒu xǐ.

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious, but there will be cause for joy. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

九四之喜，有慶也。

jiǔ sì zhī xǐ, yǒu qìng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2404993); 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.