Hexagram 19 臨 changing to hexagram 6 訟
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 4, 5, 6.
What to read
Four changing lines: read the two unchanged lines of the resulting hexagram; the lower one is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 6 訟, line 2
不克訟，歸而逋，其邑人三百戶无眚。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject unequal to the contention. If he retire and keep concealed (where) the inhabitants of his city are (only) three hundred families, he will fall into no mistake.
Hexagram 6 訟, line 3
食舊德，貞厲，終吉。或從王事，无成。
The third line, divided, shows its subject keeping in the old place assigned for his support, and firmly correct. Perilous as the position is, there will be good fortune in the end. Should he perchance engage in the king's business, he will not (claim the merit of) achievement.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 19 臨 — judgment
元亨。利貞。至于八月有凶。
Lin (indicates that under the conditions supposed in it) there will be great progress and success, while it will be advantageous to be firmly correct. In the eighth month there will be evil.
Hexagram 6 訟 — judgment
有孚，窒，惕，中吉，終凶。利見大人，不利涉大川。
Sung intimates how, though there is sincerity in one's contention, he will yet meet with opposition and obstruction; but if he cherish an apprehensive caution, there will be good fortune, while, if he must prosecute the contention to the (bitter) end, there will be evil. It will be advantageous to see the great man; it will not be advantageous to cross the great stream.
The changing lines of hexagram 19
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 咸臨，貞吉。 | The first line, undivided, shows its subject advancing in company (with the subject of the second line). Through his firm correctness there will be good fortune. |
| 4 | 至臨，无咎。 | The fourth line, divided, shows one advancing in the highest mode. There will be no error. |
| 5 | 知臨，大君之宜，吉。 | The fifth line, divided, shows the advance of wisdom, such as befits the great ruler. There will be good fortune. |
| 6 | 敦臨，吉无咎。 | The sixth line, divided, shows the advance of honesty and generosity. There will be good fortune, and no error. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
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.