Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 10 履 Lǚ, Treading
  3. Line 3
10 履, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 10 履 Lǚ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

眇能視,跛能履,履虎尾,咥人,凶。武人為于大君。

miǎo néng shì, bǒ néng lǚ, lǚ hǔ wěi, dié rén, xiōng. wǔ rén wèi yú dà jūn.

The third line, divided, shows a one-eyed man (who thinks he) can see; a lame man (who thinks he) can walk well; one who treads on the tail of a tiger and is bitten. (All this indicates) ill fortune. We have a (mere) bravo acting the part of a great ruler. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

眇能視,不足以有明也。跛能履,不足以與行也。咥人之凶,位不當也。武人為于大君,志剛也。

miǎo néng shì, bù zú yǐ yǒu míng yě. bǒ néng lǚ, bù zú yǐ yǔ xíng yě. dié rén zhī xiōng, wèi bù dāng yě. wǔ rén wèi yú dà jūn, zhì gāng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647513); 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.