Hexagram 42 益, Line 6
益
Hexagram 42 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
莫益之，或擊之，立心勿恆，凶。
In the sixth line, undivided, we see one to whose increase none will contribute, while many will seek to assail him. He observes no regular rule in the ordering of his heart. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
莫益之，偏辭也。或擊之，自外來也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 42 becomes hexagram 3.
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Character glossary
- 莫mòcannot; do not; is not; negative
- 益yìto profit, to benefit; advantage
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 擊jīto strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, t
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 恆héngconstant, persistent, regular
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 偏piānslanting, inclined; prejudiced
- 辭cíwords, speech; to resign, to take leave
- 也yěalso, too
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addi
- 來láito arrive, to come, to return; in the fu
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.