Hexagram 4 蒙, Line 6
蒙
Hexagram 4 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
擊蒙，不利為寇，利禦寇。
In the topmost line, undivided, we see one smiting the ignorant (youth). But no advantage will come from doing him an injury. Advantage would come from warding off injury from him.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
利禦寇，上下順也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 4 becomes hexagram 7.
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Character glossary
- 擊jīto strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, t
- 蒙méngto cover; to deceive; Mongolia
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 寇kòubandit, thief; enemy; to invade
- 禦yùchariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 順shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with
- 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.