Line 1 初九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 17 隨 Suí
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
官有渝，貞吉。出門交有功。
The first line, undivided, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; but if he be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. Going beyond (his own) gate to find associates, he will achieve merit. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
官有渝，從正吉也。出門交有功，不失也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645020); 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.