Hexagram 25 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 无妄之災。或繫之牛。行人之得。邑人之災。
無wúone without
妄wàngpretense
之zhīstill
災zāimisfortune
或huòas when somebody
繫xìtethers
之zhīone's
牛niúox
行xíngon the move
人rénis
之zhīhas
得déan
邑yìand is a
人réninhabitant
之zhī...'s
災zāithe calamity
Line Commentary
Undeserved disaster strikes. The tethered ox becomes someone else's gain. This happens—external misfortune that has nothing to do with your character. Don't mistake bad luck for punishment.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence) transforms into Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men).
Parent Hexagram
Innocence
Wu Wang無妄 (25)
Heaven (乾) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder