Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 8 比 Bǐ, Alliance
  3. Line 3
8 比, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 8 比 Bǐ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

比之匪人。

bì zhī fěi rén.

In the third line, divided, we see its subject seeking for union with such as ought not to be associated with. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

比之匪人,不亦傷乎!

bì zhī fěi rén, bù yì shāng hū!

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645543); 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.