Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 27 頤 Yí
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
The third line, divided, shows one acting contrary to the method of nourishing. However firm he may be, there will be evil. For ten years let him not take any action, (for) it will not be in any way advantageous. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
十年勿用，道大悖也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643091); 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.