Hexagram 45 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: regret
Classical Chinese Text
九五 萃有位。无咎匪孚。元永貞。悔亡。
萃cuìassemble
有yǒuwith
位wèiplace
無wúno
咎jiùblameworthy
匪fěibut to be without
孚fúassurance
元yuánmeans an extremely
永yǒngprolonged
貞zhēnpersistence
悔huǐbut
亡wángwill pass
Line Commentary
Having position in the gathering brings no blame. If some are not yet sincere, sublime and enduring persistence is needed. Then remorse disappears. Some gather around you not from confidence but merely because of your influential position. Deal with them by gaining their confidence through steadfastness and intensified devotion to duty. Secret mistrust is gradually overcome.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together) transforms into Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm).
Parent Hexagram
Gathering Together
Cui萃 (45)
Lake (兌) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth