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  3. Line 5
43 夬, line 5

Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 43 夬 Guài

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

莧陸夬夬，中行无咎。

xiàn lù guài guài, zhōng xíng wú jiù.

The fifth line, undivided, shows (the small men like) a bed of purslain, which ought to be uprooted with the utmost determination. (The subject of the line having such determination), his action, in harmony with his central position, will lead to no error or blame. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

中行无咎，中未光也。

zhōng xíng wú jiù, zhōng wèi guāng 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.