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  2. 43 夬 Guài, Resolve
  3. Line 2
43 夬, line 2

Line 2 九二 yang, undivided, of hexagram 43 夬 Guài

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。

tì háo, mò yè yǒu róng, wù xù.

The second line, undivided, shows its subject full of apprehension and appealing (for sympathy and help). Late at night hostile measures may be (taken against him), but he need not be anxious about them. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

莫夜有戎，得中道也。

mò yè yǒu róng, dé zhōng dào yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2405003); 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.