Hexagram 4 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 勿用取女。見金夫。不有躬。无攸利。
勿wùit is not at all
用yònguseful
取qǔto pair
女nǚmaiden
見jiànwho sees
金jīnof
夫fūgentleman
不bùand does not
有yǒuown
躬gōngher
無wúthis is no
攸yōudirection
利lìwith merit
Line Commentary
Don't pursue someone who abandons themselves at the sight of wealth or status. When a person loses their center that easily, nothing good can come from the connection.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly) transforms into Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled).
Parent Hexagram
Youthful Folly
Meng蒙 (4)
Mountain (艮) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water