Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 14 大有 Dà Yǒu
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
厥孚交如,威如;吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
厥孚交如,信以發志也。威如之吉,易而无備也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645712); 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.