Hexagram 57 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: regret
Classical Chinese Text
九五 貞吉悔亡。无不利。无初有終。先庚三日。後庚三日。吉。
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jíis promising
悔huǐregret(s)
亡wángpass
無wúwithout
不bùdoubt
利lìworthwhile
無wúwithout
初chūthe beginning
有yǒuthere is
終zhōngan conclusion
先xiānbefore
庚gēngreform
三sānthree
日rìdays
後hòuafter
庚gēngreform
三sānthree
日rìdays
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Persistence brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days. After the change, three days. Good fortune. The moment has been reached when a new direction can be taken. Change and improvement are called for. Such steps must be undertaken with steadfastness. Before a change is made, it must be pondered over again and again. After the change, note carefully how improvements bear the test of actuality.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle) transforms into Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled).
Parent Hexagram
The Gentle
Xun巽 (57)
Wind (巽) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind