Hexagram 49 革, Line 3
革
Hexagram 49 · third line, undivided (nine)
征凶，貞厲，革言三就，有孚。
The third line, undivided, shows that action taken by its subject will be evil. Though he be firm and correct, his position is perilous. If the change (he contemplates) have been three times fully discussed, he will be believed in.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
革言三就，又何之矣。
If only this line changes, hexagram 49 becomes hexagram 17.
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Character glossary
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 革géleather, animal hide; to reform; to remo
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 三sānthree
- 就jiùjust, simply; to go to; to approach, nea
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 又yòuand, also, again, in addition
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
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.