Hexagram 42 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六三 益之用凶事。无咎。有孚中行。告公用圭。
益yìincrease(ing)
之zhīis that of
用yòng(the) way
凶xiōngill-omened
事shìevents
無wúno
咎jiùblame
有yǒu(if
孚fúsincerity
中zhōng(the) central
行xíngconduct
告gàoannounce
公gōng(to the) prince
用yòng(one) uses
圭guī(a) jade tablet
Line Commentary
Enriched through unfortunate events. No blame, if you are sincere and walk in the middle. A time of blessing has such power that even ordinarily unfortunate events turn to your advantage. Acting in harmony with truth, you gain inner authority as if sanctioned by letter and seal.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase) transforms into Hexagram 37 Jia Ren (The Family).
Parent Hexagram
Increase
Yi益 (42)
Wind (巽) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder