Hexagram 6 訟, Line 2
訟
Hexagram 6 · second line, undivided (nine)
不克訟，歸而逋，其邑人三百戶无眚。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject unequal to the contention. If he retire and keep concealed (where) the inhabitants of his city are (only) three hundred families, he will fall into no mistake.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不克訟，歸逋竄也。自下訟上，患至掇也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 6 becomes hexagram 12.
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Character glossary
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 訟sòngto accuse, to argue; to dispute, to liti
- 歸guīto return, to go back; to return to, to
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 逋būto flee, to run away; to leave a debt un
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 邑yìarea, district, city, state
- 人rénman, person; people
- 三sānthree
- 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many
- 戶hùdoor; family
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 眚shěngcataract; fault, error, crime
- 竄cuànto run away; to expel; to revise, to edi
- 也yěalso, too
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 患huànsuffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffe
- 至zhìreach, arrive; very, extremely
- 掇duōto pick up, to gather, to collect
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.