Hexagram 49 革, Line 4
革
Hexagram 49 · fourth line, undivided (nine)
悔亡，有孚改命，吉。
The fourth line, undivided, shows occasion for repentance disappearing (from its subject). Let him be believed in; and though he change (existing) ordinances, there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
改命之吉，信志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 49 becomes hexagram 63.
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Character glossary
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 改gǎito alter, to change, to improve, to remo
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, ins
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 信xìnto trust, to believe; letter, sign
- 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.