Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 4 蒙 Méng
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
發蒙，利用刑人，用說桎梏，以往吝。
The first line, divided, (has respect to) the dispelling of ignorance. It will be advantageous to use punishment (for that purpose), and to remove the shackles (from the mind). But going on in that way (of punishment) will give occasion for regret. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
利用刑人，以正法也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645379); 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.