Hexagram 23 Line 6: 上九
Classical Chinese Text
上九 碩果不食。君子得輿。小人剝廬。
碩果不食
Line Commentary
The large fruit is not eaten. The person of character gains a carriage. Small people split apart their huts. The seed remains—the great fruit that isn't consumed becomes the next cycle. The worthy survive; the petty destroy even their own shelter.
Commentary
A large fruit remains uneaten. When misfortune has spent itself, better times return. The seed of the good remains—it is just when the fruit falls to the ground that new growth sprouts from its seed. The wise person receives a carriage while the inferior person's house splits apart. Evil destroys itself; the good endures.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart) transforms into Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive).
Parent Hexagram
Mountain (艮) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth