Hexagram 62 Line 3: 九三
Xiao Guo —小過 —Preponderance of the Small
Classical Chinese Text
九三 弗過防之。從或戕之。凶。
Line Commentary
If one is not extremely careful, somebody may come up from behind and strike. Misfortune. At certain times extraordinary caution is absolutely necessary. But upright and strong personalities who are conscious of being in the right disdain to hold themselves on guard because they consider it petty. This self-confidence deludes them. There are dangers lurking for which they are unprepared. Such danger is not unavoidable; one can escape it if one understands that the time demands attention to small and insignificant things.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo (Preponderance of the Small) transforms into Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm).
Parent Hexagram
Thunder (震) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain