Hexagram 9 小畜, Line 5
小畜
Hexagram 9 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
有孚攣如，富以其鄰。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity, and drawing others to unite with him. Rich in resources, he employs his neighbours (in the same cause with himself).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
有孚攣如，不獨富也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 9 becomes hexagram 26.
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Character glossary
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 攣luántangled, entwined; crooked
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 鄰línneighbor; neighborhood
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 獨dúalone, independent, only, single, solita
- 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.