Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 47 困 Kùn, Hemmed In
  3. Line 5
47 困, line 5

Line 5 九五 yang, undivided, of hexagram 47 困 Kùn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

劓刖，困于赤紱，乃徐有說，利用祭祀。

yì yuè, kùn yú chì fú, nǎi xú yǒu yuè, lì yòng jì sì.

The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject with his nose and feet cut off. He is straitened by (his ministers in their) scarlet aprons. He is leisurely in his movements, however, and is satisfied. It will be well for him to be (as sincere) as in sacrificing (to spiritual beings). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

劓刖，志未得也。乃徐有說，以中直也。利用祭祀，受福也。

yì yuè, zhì wèi dé yě. nǎi xú yǒu yuè, yǐ zhōng zhí yě. lì yòng jì sì, shòu fú yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647032); 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.