Hexagram 39 蹇, Line 1
蹇
Hexagram 39 · first line, divided (six)
往蹇，來譽。
From the first line, divided, we learn that advance (on the part of its subject) will lead to (greater) difficulties, while remaining stationary will afford ground for praise.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
往蹇來譽，宜待也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 39 becomes hexagram 63.
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Character glossary
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 蹇jiǎnlame, crippled; nag, donkey; slow, diffi
- 來láito arrive, to come, to return; in the fu
- 譽yùfame, reputation; to praise
- 宜yífitting, proper, right; what one should
- 待dàito entertain, to receive, to treat; to d
- 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.