Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 16 豫 Yù, Gladness
  3. Line 6
16 豫, line 6

Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 16 豫 Yù

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

冥豫，成有渝，无咎。

míng yù, chéng yǒu yú, wú jiù.

The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with darkened mind devoted to the pleasure and satisfaction (of the time); but if he change his course even when (it may be considered as) completed, there will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

冥豫在上，何可長也。

míng yù zài shàng, hé kě zhǎng 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.