Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 16 豫 Yù, Gladness
  3. Line 3
16 豫, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 16 豫 Yù

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

盱豫，悔。遲有悔。

xū yù, huǐ. chí yǒu huǐ.

The third line, divided, shows one looking up (for favours), while he indulges the feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. If he would understand!—If he be late in doing so, there will indeed be occasion for repentance. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

盱豫有悔，位不當也。

xū yù yǒu huǐ, wèi bù dāng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645735); 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.