Hexagram 44 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九四 包无魚。起凶。
包bāocreel
無wúwithout
魚yúfish
起qǐdawning
凶xiōngunhappiness
Line Commentary
No fish in the tank. This leads to misfortune. Insignificant people must be tolerated to keep them well disposed—then they're at your disposal when needed. Become alienated, fail to meet them halfway, and they turn their backs. Your own fault.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet) transforms into Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle).
Parent Hexagram
Coming to Meet
Gou姤 (44)
Heaven (乾) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind