Hexagram 42 益, Line 4
益
Hexagram 42 · fourth line, divided (six)
中行，告公從。利用為依遷國。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject pursuing the due course. His advice to his prince is followed. He can with advantage be relied on in such a movement as that of removing the capital.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
告公從，以益志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 42 becomes hexagram 25.
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Character glossary
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 告gàoto tell, to inform, to announce; to accu
- 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
- 從cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 依yīto rely on; to consent, to obey; accordi
- 遷qiānto shift, to move; to transfer, to chang
- 國guócountry, nation, state; national
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 益yìto profit, to benefit; advantage
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 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.