Lü, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 10, line 4 · Lü (Treading) · changing to 61
The line
In plain wordsYou have stepped on the tiger's tail, but you stay anxious and careful the whole way, and in the end there is good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
愬愬終吉，志行也。
"Fearful and cautious: good fortune in the end": the purpose is carried out.
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
- You are close to a forceful superior and have already stepped into a risky spot. Take every step with care: think before you speak, and think before you act. Stay this careful all the way, and in the end you get done what you set out to do.
- Love
- You have touched the other person's most sensitive spot, and things feel tense. Don't panic, and don't be careless either; from now on, take a little extra care in everything you say and do. Stay this careful, and in the end things turn out well.
- Money
- What you are handling carries real risk, and you are already standing in the danger. Get the accounts clear, read the contracts closely, and take every step with great care. Stay cautious all the way and it ends well.
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 Lü.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
Fourth place: next to the ruler, a place of caution. Serve those above with care.
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 Lü (Treading); when this line changes it becomes Zhongfu (Inner Truth): hexagram 10 changing to 61.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Zhongfu (Inner Truth)
Sincerity moves people. This matter rests on one word: trust.