Hexagram 38 睽, Line 5
睽
Hexagram 38 · fifth line, divided (six)
悔亡，厥宗噬膚，往何咎。
The fifth line, divided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative (and minister he unites closely and readily) as if he were biting through a piece of skin. When he goes forward (with this help), what error can there be?
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
厥宗噬膚，往有慶也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 38 becomes hexagram 10.
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Character glossary
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 厥juépersonal pronoun; he, she, it
- 宗zōngancestry, clan, family, lineage; religio
- 噬shìto bite, to gnaw; to snap at
- 膚fūskin; shallow, superficial
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 慶qìngto congratulate, to celebrate
- 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.