Hexagram 62 Line 5: 六五
Xiao Guo —小過 —Preponderance of the Small
Classical Chinese Text
六五 密雲不雨。自我西郊。公弋取彼在穴。
Line Commentary
Dense clouds, no rain from our western territory. The prince shoots and hits him who is in the cave. In exceptional times there may be a born ruler qualified to set the world in order, but who cannot achieve anything or confer blessing because they stand alone and have no helpers. In such times you must seek out helpers with whose aid you can carry out the task. But these helpers must be modestly sought out in the retirement to which they have withdrawn. It is not their fame but their genuine achievements that are important.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo (Preponderance of the Small) transforms into Hexagram 31 Xian (Influence).
Parent Hexagram
Thunder (震) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain