Hexagram 8 比, Line 4
比
Hexagram 8 · fourth line, divided (six)
外比之，貞吉。
In the fourth line, divided, we see its subject seeking for union with the one beyond himself. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
外比於賢，以從上也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 8 becomes hexagram 45.
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Character glossary
- 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addi
- 比bǐto compare, liken; comparison; than
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 賢xiánvirtuous, worthy; good, able
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 從cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 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.