Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 60 節 Jié, Limits
  3. Line 3
60 節, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 60 節 Jié

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

不節若，則嗟若，无咎。

bù jié ruò, zé jiē ruò, wú jiù.

The third line, divided, shows its subject with no appearance of observing the (proper) regulations, in which case we shall see him lamenting. But there will be no one to blame (but himself). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

不節之嗟，又誰咎也。

bù jié zhī jiē, yòu shuí jiù yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2405027); 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.