Hexagram 30 Line 3: 九三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
九三 日昃之離。不鼓缶而歌。則大耋之嗟。凶。
日昃之離
日rìthe sun
昃zèdeclines
之zhīin
離líradiance
不bùnot
鼓gǔdrumming
缶fǒuclay
而érand
歌gēsinging
則zéleads to
大dàmuch
耋diéold age
之zhī's
嗟jiēlament
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
The light of the setting sun. Some beat pots and sing; others lament old age. Both responses are wrong. Transitoriness is the condition—neither denial nor despair serves. Cultivate yourself and await your allotted time.
Commentary
The light of the setting sun. If you don't beat the earthen pot and sing, you'll only have the sighing of old age. Don't cling to what is fading; accept the transition or be left lamenting.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging) transforms into Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through).
Parent Hexagram
The Clinging
Li離 (30)
Fire (離) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire