- The 64
- 49 革 Gé, Reform
- Line 4
Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 49 革 Gé
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
The fourth line, undivided, shows occasion for repentance disappearing (from its subject). Let him be believed in; and though he change (existing) ordinances, there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
改命之吉，信志也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643173); 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.