Hexagram 50 Line 3: 九三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: regret
Classical Chinese Text
九三 鼎耳革。其行塞。雉膏不食。方雨虧悔。終吉。
鼎dǐngthe cauldron('s)
耳ěrears
革géchanged
其qíits
行xíngfunction
塞sèis
雉zhìthe pheasant's
膏gāorich
不bùis not
食shíeaten
方fānga sudden
雨yǔrain
虧kuīwould diminish
悔huǐthe regret(s)
終zhōngat
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
The handle of the ting is altered. One is impeded in their way of life. The fat of the pheasant is not eaten. Once rain falls, remorse is spent. Good fortune comes in the end. No one notices or recognizes you. Good qualities and gifts of mind go to waste. But if you possess something truly spiritual, the time will come when difficulties resolve and all goes well. Rain symbolizes release of tension.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 50 Ding (The Cauldron) transforms into Hexagram 64 Wei Ji (Before Completion).
Parent Hexagram
The Cauldron
Ding鼎 (50)
Fire (離) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind