Hexagram 7 師, Line 4
師
Hexagram 7 · fourth line, divided (six)
師左次，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows the host in retreat. There is no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
左次无咎，未失常也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 7 becomes hexagram 40.
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Character glossary
- 師shīteacher, professional, master
- 左zuǒleft; unorthodox, improper
- 次cìorder, sequence; second, next; one after
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 常chángcommon, general, normal; always, frequen
- 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.