Meng, nine in the second placeHexagram 4, line 2 · Meng (Youthful Ignorance) · changing to 23
The line
In plain wordsBeing able to bear with those who don't understand: good fortune. Like marrying a capable wife: good fortune. Like a son who can hold the family up. Though you are in a lower position, you can shoulder what those above hand to you.
The Image commentary on this line
子克家，剛柔接也。
"The son can carry the household": the firm and the yielding join.
The small Image commentary is the earliest explanation of the line texts. It usually explains a line from its position: where it stands, whether it holds the center, and which line answers it.
Verdict
吉Favorable. This text describes a good outcome. Act the way it says and the matter can succeed. The promise has a condition: keep to the right course.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- If people around you don't understand or work slowly, don't find it a bother; be patient and bring them along. You may not be at the top, but you can carry the load handed down from above, so take it on with confidence.
- Love
- Where the other person is thoughtless or immature, be accepting, and don't rush to find fault. If you meet someone you get along with, you can take it seriously and come together; if you have a partner, you can carry the household.
- Money
- If someone in your household or among your partners doesn't understand money, be tolerant and explain patiently; don't blame them the moment they slip. When managing the money falls to you, hold up the household budget and the accounts.
This is how to read it when this is the only changing line. With several changing lines, first see which text governs; for the hexagram as a whole, see Meng.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Second place: the center of the lower trigram, a place of praise. Stay centered and yielding.
When you get this line
If this is the only changing line in your cast (three backs, old yang), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Meng (Youthful Ignorance); when this line changes it becomes Bo (Splitting Apart): hexagram 4 changing to 23.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Bo (Splitting Apart)
The foundation is being hollowed out bit by bit. This is no time to act.