Hexagram 40 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六五 君子維有解。吉。有孚于小人。
君jūnnoble
子zǐyoung one
維wéiin bondage
有yǒu(still
解jiěfreedom(s)
吉jípromising
有yǒubeing
孚fútrue
于yúfor
小xiǎo(the) small
人rénones
Line Commentary
If only the superior person can deliver himself, good fortune. Prove to inferior people that you are in earnest. They cannot be driven off by external means. Break completely with them in your own mind first. They will see your seriousness and withdraw.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 40 Xie (Deliverance) transforms into Hexagram 47 Kun (Oppression).
Parent Hexagram
Deliverance
Xie解 (40)
Thunder (震) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water