Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 29 坎 Kǎn, The Pit
  3. Line 4
29 坎, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 29 坎 Kǎn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

尊酒簋，貳用缶。内約自牖，終无咎。

zūn jiǔ guǐ, èr yòng fǒu. nèi yuē zì yǒu, zhōng wú jiù.

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject (at a feast), with (simply) a bottle of spirits, and a subsidiary basket of rice, while (the cups and bowls) are (only) of earthenware. He introduces his important lessons (as his ruler’s) intelligence admits. There will in the end be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

樽酒簋貳，剛柔济也。

zūn jiǔ guǐ èr, gāng róu jì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646381); 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.