Hexagram 48 Line 6: 上六

Classical Chinese Text

上六 井收勿幕。有孚元吉。

井收勿幕。有孚元吉

Line Commentary

One draws from the well without hindrance. It is dependable. Supreme good fortune. The well is there for all. No one is forbidden to take water. No matter how many come, all find what they need—the well is dependable, with a spring that never runs dry. A great blessing to the whole land. The same is true of the really great person, whose inner wealth is inexhaustible: the more that people draw from them, the greater their wealth becomes.

Commentary

One draws from the well without hindrance. It is dependable. The inexhaustible spring—the more people draw from it, the greater its wealth becomes. A truly great person whose inner wealth never runs dry.