Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 48 井 Jǐng, The Well
  3. Line 2
48 井, line 2

Line 2 九二 yang, undivided, of hexagram 48 井 Jǐng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

井谷射鮒,瓮敝漏。

jǐng gǔ shè fù, wèng bì lòu.

The second line, undivided, shows a well from which by a hole the water escapes and flows away to the shrimps (and such small creatures among the grass), or one the water of which leaks away from a broken basket. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

井谷射鮒,无與也。

jǐng gǔ shè fù, wú yǔ yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645240); 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.