Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 10 履 Lǚ, Treading
  3. Line 4
10 履, line 4

Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 10 履 Lǚ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

履虎尾,愬愬終吉。

lǚ hǔ wěi, sù sù zhōng jí.

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject treading on the tail of a tiger. He becomes full of apprehensive caution, and in the end there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

愬愬終吉,志行也。

sù sù zhōng jí, zhì xíng 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.