Hexagram 63 既濟, Line 3
既濟
Hexagram 63 · third line, undivided (nine)
高宗伐鬼方，三年克之，小人勿用。
The third line, undivided, (suggests the case of) Kao Sung who attacked the Demon region, but was three years in subduing it. Small men should not be employed (in such enterprises).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
三年克之，憊也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 63 becomes hexagram 3.
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Character glossary
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 宗zōngancestry, clan, family, lineage; religio
- 伐fácut down, subjugate, attack
- 鬼guǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side; region; flag
- 三sānthree
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 憊bèitired, weary, fatigued
- 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.