Hexagram 32 恒, Line 3
恒
Hexagram 32 · third line, undivided (nine)
不恆其德，或承之羞，貞吝。
The third line, undivided, shows one who does not continuously maintain his virtue. There are those who will impute this to him as a disgrace. However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不恆其德，无所容也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 32 becomes hexagram 40.
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Character glossary
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 恆héngconstant, persistent, regular
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty;
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 羞xiūshame, disgrace; shy, ashamed
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly; parsimonious
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 所suǒplace, location; "that which", a particl
- 容róngappearance, looks; form, figure; to cont
- 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.