Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 9 小畜 Xiǎo Chù, Small Restraint
  3. Line 5
9 小畜, line 5

Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 9 小畜 Xiǎo Chù

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

有孚攣如,富以其鄰。

yǒu fú luán rú, fù yǐ qí lín.

The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity, and drawing others to unite with him. Rich in resources, he employs his neighbours (in the same cause with himself). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

有孚攣如,不獨富也。

yǒu fú luán rú, bù dú fù yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645530); 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.