Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 22 賁 Bì, Adornment
  3. Line 5
22 賁, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 22 賁 Bì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

賁於丘園,束帛戔戔,吝,終吉。

bì yú qiū yuán, shù bó jiān jiān, lìn, zhōng jí.

The fifth line, divided, shows its subject adorned by (the occupants of) the heights and gardens. He bears his roll of silk, small and slight. He may appear stingy; but there will be good fortune in the end. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

六五之吉,有喜也。

liù wǔ zhī jí, yǒu xǐ yě.

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.