Hexagram 56 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九四 旅于處。得其資斧。我心不快。
旅lǚthe wanderer
于yúis
處chùthe shelter
得déhaving secured
其qíhis
資zīresources
斧fǔand an ax
我wǒbut lamenting 'my...
心xīnheart
不bùis not
快kuàihappy
Line Commentary
The wanderer rests in a shelter. He obtains his property and an ax. My heart is not glad. A wanderer who knows how to limit desires outwardly, though inwardly strong and aspiring. Finding at least a place of shelter, succeeding in acquiring property, but not secure. Always on guard, ready to defend with arms. Hence not at ease—persistently conscious of being a stranger in a strange land.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer) transforms into Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still).
Parent Hexagram
The Wanderer
Lu旅 (56)
Fire (離) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain