Hexagram 8 比, Line 2
比
Hexagram 8 · second line, divided (six)
比之自內，貞吉。
In the second line, divided, we see the movement towards union and attachment proceeding from the inward (mind). With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
比之自內，不自失也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 8 becomes hexagram 29.
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Character glossary
- 比bǐto compare, liken; comparison; than
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 內nèiinside
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 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.