- The 64
- 41 損 Sǔn, Decrease
- Line 5
Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 41 損 Sǔn
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
或益之，十朋之龜弗克違，元吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows parties adding to (the stores of) its subject ten pairs of tortoise shells, and accepting no refusal. There will be great good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
六五元吉，自上佑也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646704); 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.