Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 63 既濟 Jì Jì, Already Across
  3. Line 6
63 既濟, line 6

Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 63 既濟 Jì Jì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

濡其首,厲。

rú qí shǒu, lì.

The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with (even) his head immersed. The position is perilous. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

濡其首厲,何可久也。

rú qí shǒu lì, hé kě jiǔ yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2572417); 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.