Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 23 剝 Bō, Stripping Away
  3. Line 4
23 剝, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 23 剝 Bō

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

剝牀以膚,凶。

bō chuáng yǐ fū, xiōng.

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject having overthrown the couch, and (going to injure) the skin (of him who lies on it). There will be evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

剝牀以膚,切近災也。

bō chuáng yǐ fū, qiè jìn zāi yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645800); 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.