Hexagram 43 夬, Line 2
夬
Hexagram 43 · second line, undivided (nine)
惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject full of apprehension and appealing (for sympathy and help). Late at night hostile measures may be (taken against him), but he need not be anxious about them.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
莫夜有戎，得中道也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 43 becomes hexagram 49.
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Character glossary
- 惕tìcautious, careful, alert
- 號hàomark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to
- 莫mòcannot; do not; is not; negative
- 夜yènight, dark; under cover of night
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 戎róngarms, armaments; military affairs
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 恤xùto help, to relieve, to take pity on
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 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.