Hexagram 16 豫, Line 2
豫
Hexagram 16 · second line, divided (six)
介于石，不終日，貞吉。
The second line, divided, shows one who is firm as a rock. (He sees a thing) without waiting till it has come to pass; with his firm correctness there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不終日，貞吉；以中正也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 16 becomes hexagram 40.
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Character glossary
- 介jièagent, go-between, intermediary; to intr
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 石shístone, rock, mineral
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 也yěalso, too
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.