Hexagram 62 Line 4: 九四
Xiao Guo —小過 —Preponderance of the Small
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
九四 无咎。弗過遇之。往厲必戒。勿用永貞。
無wúavoid
咎jiùharm
弗fúit
過guògo beyond
遇yùto greet
之zhīanother
往wǎnggoing
厲lìdifficult
必bìand require
戒jièprecaution
勿wùdo not
用yòngpractice
永yǒnglasting
貞zhēnpersistence
Line Commentary
No blame. He meets him without passing by. Going brings danger. One must be on guard. Do not act. Be constantly persevering. Hardness of character is tempered by yielding position so that no mistakes are made. The situation calls for extreme caution; one must make no attempt of one's own initiative to reach the desired end. Going on would bring danger. Therefore, be on guard and not act but continue inwardly to persevere.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo (Preponderance of the Small) transforms into Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty).
Parent Hexagram
Preponderance of the Small
Xiao Guo小過 (62)
Thunder (震) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain