Hexagram 42 益, Line 1
益
Hexagram 42 · first line, undivided (nine)
利用為大作，元吉，无咎。
The first line, undivided, shows that it will be advantageous for its subject in his position to make a great movement. If it be greatly fortunate, no blame will be imputed to him.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
元吉无咎，下不厚事也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 42 becomes hexagram 20.
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Character glossary
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, t
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 厚hòugenerous; substantial; deep (as a friend
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; acci
- 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.