Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 64 未濟 Wèi Jì, Not Yet Across
  3. Line 5
64 未濟, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 64 未濟 Wèi Jì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

貞吉,无悔,君子之光,有孚,吉。

zhēn jí, wú huǐ, jūn zǐ zhī guāng, yǒu fú, jí.

The fifth line, divided, shows its subject by firm correctness obtaining good fortune, and having no occasion for repentance. (We see in him) the brightness of a superior man, and the possession of sincerity. There will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

君子之光,其暉吉也。

jūn zǐ zhī guāng, qí huī jí yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647450); 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.