Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 17 隨 Suí
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
係丈夫,失小子。隨,有求得利,居貞。
The third line, divided, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks; but it will be advantageous to adhere to what is firm and correct. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
系丈夫,志舍下也。
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.