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  2. 45 萃 Cuì, Gathering
  3. Line 5
45 萃, line 5

Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 45 萃 Cuì

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

萃有位,无咎。匪孚,元永貞,悔亡。

cuì yǒu wèi, wú jiù. fěi fú, yuán yǒng zhēn, huǐ wáng.

The fifth line, undivided, shows the union (of all) under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, long-continued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

萃有位,志未光也。

cuì yǒu wèi, zhì wèi guāng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647546); 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.