Hexagram 38 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: regret
Classical Chinese Text
初九 悔亡。喪馬勿逐自復。見惡人。无咎。
悔huǐregret(s)
亡wángpass
喪sàng(a
馬mǎhorse
勿wùdo not
逐zhú(be) pursue
自zì(and) of
復fù(it) returns
見jiàn(to
惡è(the) evil
人rén(in) people
無wúis not
咎jiùto blame
Line Commentary
Remorse disappears. If you lose your horse, don't run after it—it returns by itself. Someone temporarily estranged through misunderstanding returns if left alone. When evil people attach through misunderstanding, simply endure them. They withdraw eventually. Don't force it.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition) transforms into Hexagram 64 Wei Ji (Before Completion).
Parent Hexagram
Opposition
Kui睽 (38)
Fire (離) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake