Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 6 訟 Sòng, Dispute
  3. Line 3
6 訟, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 6 訟 Sòng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

食舊德，貞厲，終吉。或從王事，无成。

shí jiù dé, zhēn lì, zhōng jí. huò cóng wáng shì, wú chéng.

The third line, divided, shows its subject keeping in the old place assigned for his support, and firmly correct. Perilous as the position is, there will be good fortune in the end. Should he perchance engage in the king’s business, he will not (claim the merit of) achievement. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

食舊德，從上吉也。

shí jiù dé, cóng shàng jí yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645409); 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.