Hexagram 6 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九四 不克訟。復即命。渝安貞。吉。
不bùnot being
克kècapable of
訟sòngcontending
復fùreturning
即jíto approach
命mìnga higher law
渝yúwithdraw
安ānto secure
貞zhēnthe certain
吉jígood fortune
Line Commentary
You can't win, so you change your attitude instead. Submit to fate, find peace in perseverance. This inner shift—not the external outcome—brings good fortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 6 Song (Conflict) transforms into Hexagram 59 Huan (Dispersion).
Parent Hexagram
Conflict
Song訟 (6)
Heaven (乾) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water