Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 31 咸 Xián
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
貞吉悔亡，憧憧往來，朋從爾思。
The fourth line, undivided, shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, (only) his friends will follow his purpose. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
貞吉悔亡，未感害也。憧憧往來，未光大也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646450); 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.