Hexagram 22 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
六五 賁于丘園。束帛戔戔。吝。終吉。
賁bìadorned
于yúamidst
丘qiū(the) hill(sides
園yuán(and) (in) gardens
束shù(a
帛bó(of) silk(s)
戔jiān(is) (a
戔jiānremnant
吝lìnembarrass
終zhōng(but) in
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Grace in the hill gardens. The bolt of silk is meager. Humiliation, but good fortune in the end. Simple offering, almost inadequate—yet sincere. The humble gift ultimately succeeds.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace) transforms into Hexagram 37 Jia Ren (The Family).
Parent Hexagram
Grace
Bi賁 (22)
Mountain (艮) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire