Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 25 无妄 Wú Wàng, Without Pretence
  3. Line 6
25 无妄, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 25 无妄 Wú Wàng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

无妄,行有眚,无攸利。

wú wàng, xíng yǒu shěng, wú yōu lì.

The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject free from insincerity, yet sure to fall into error, if he take action. (His action) will not be advantageous in any way. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

无妄之行,窮之災也。

wú wàng zhī xíng, qióng zhī zāi yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645038); 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.