Hexagram 6 訟, Line 4
訟
Hexagram 6 · fourth line, undivided (nine)
不克訟，復即命渝，安貞吉。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject unequal to the contention. He returns to (the study of Heaven's) ordinances, changes (his wish to contend), and rests in being firm and correct. There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
復即命渝，安貞，不失也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 6 becomes hexagram 59.
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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
- 復fùagain, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to r
- 即jípromptly, quickly, immediately
- 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, ins
- 渝yúto change; Chongqing
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 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.