Hexagram 42 益, Line 5
益
Hexagram 42 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
有孚惠心，勿問元吉。有孚惠我德。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject with sincere heart seeking to benefit (all below). There need be no question about it; the result will be great good fortune. (All below) will with sincere heart acknowledge his goodness.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
有孚惠心，勿問之矣。惠我德，大得志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 42 becomes hexagram 27.
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Character glossary
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 惠huìfavor, benefit, blessing, kindness
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 問wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 我wǒI, me, my; our, us
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 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.