Hexagram 29 坎, Line 4
坎
Hexagram 29 · fourth line, divided (six)
尊酒簋，貳用缶。内約自牖，終无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject (at a feast), with (simply) a bottle of spirits, and a subsidiary basket of rice, while (the cups and bowls) are (only) of earthenware. He introduces his important lessons (as his ruler's) intelligence admits. There will in the end be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
樽酒簋貳，剛柔济也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 29 becomes hexagram 47.
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Character glossary
- 尊zūnto honor, to respect, to venerate
- 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
- 簋guǐbamboo basket for grain
- 貳èrtwo (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 缶fǒuearthen crock or jar; pottery
- 内nèiinside
- 約yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 牖yǒuwindow; to enlighten
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 樽zūngoblet, jar, jug; lush, drunk
- 剛gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
- 柔róusoft, supple; gentle; flexible
- 济jìto aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry ac
- 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.