Hexagram 16 豫, Line 6
豫
Hexagram 16 · sixth line, divided (six)
冥豫，成有渝，无咎。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with darkened mind devoted to the pleasure and satisfaction (of the time); but if he change his course even when (it may be considered as) completed, there will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
冥豫在上，何可長也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 16 becomes hexagram 35.
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Character glossary
- 冥míngdark, gloomy, night; deep
- 豫yùrelaxed; hesitant
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, t
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 渝yúto change; Chongqing
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 長zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
- 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.