Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 42 益 Yì, Increase
  3. Line 6
42 益, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 42 益 Yì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

莫益之，或擊之，立心勿恆，凶。

mò yì zhī, huò jī zhī, lì xīn wù héng, xiōng.

In the sixth line, undivided, we see one to whose increase none will contribute, while many will seek to assail him. He observes no regular rule in the ordering of his heart. There will be evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

莫益之，偏辭也。或擊之，自外來也。

mò yì zhī, piān cí yě. huò jī zhī, zì wài lái yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646726); 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.