- The 64
- 22 賁 Bì, Adornment
- Line 3
Line 3 九三 yang, undivided, of hexagram 22 賁 Bì
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
賁如濡如，永貞吉。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject with the appearance of being adorned and bedewed (with rich favours). But let him ever maintain his firm correctness, and there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
永貞之吉，終莫之陵也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2405035); 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.