Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 35 晉 Jìn, Advance
  3. Line 5
35 晉, line 5

Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 35 晉 Jìn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

悔亡，矢得勿恤，往吉无不利。

huǐ wáng, shǐ dé wù xù, wǎng jí wú bù lì.

The fifth line, divided, shows how all occasion for repentance disappears (from its subject). (But) let him not concern himself about whether he shall fail or succeed. To advance will be fortunate, and in every way advantageous. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

失得勿恤，往有慶也。

shī dé wù xù, wǎng yǒu qìng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646579); 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.