Hexagram 43 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 莧陸夬夬。中行无咎。
莧xiànwild edible greens
陸lùon the dry land
夬guàiresolved
夬guàito purge
中zhōngto balance
行xíngthe action
無wúis not
咎jiùwrong
Line Commentary
In dealing with weeds, firm resolution is necessary. Walking in the middle remains free of blame. Weeds grow back. Struggle against an inferior person in high position demands resolution. There is danger of giving up as hopeless. Don't. Continue resolutely; don't be deflected.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 43 Guai (Breakthrough) transforms into Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (The Power of the Great).
Parent Hexagram
Breakthrough
Guai夬 (43)
Lake (兌) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven