Sui, nine in the fifth placeHexagram 17, line 5 · Sui (Following) · changing to 51
The line
In plain wordsWholehearted trust in good people and good things. Good fortune.
The Image commentary on this line
孚于嘉，吉；位正中也。
"Sincerity toward what is excellent. Good fortune": the place is correct and in the center.
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 in a position to make the call. Once you have seen clearly which people and methods are truly good, trust them wholeheartedly and let them get on with it. Sincerely back what is right, and things will go smoothly.
- Love
- When you meet someone truly good, trust them and treat them sincerely, and don't be of two minds. If you have a partner, look more at the good in them and give your trust in full, and the two of you grow closer and closer.
- Money
- With money, go with people who are truly good and with honest ventures. Look carefully first; once you are sure, work together in good faith and stop second-guessing. When your word stands firm, the way is smooth.
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 Sui.
Line position
A yang line in a yang place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
Fifth place: the center of the upper trigram, the ruler's seat, a place of achievement. This is where things are decided.
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 Sui (Following); when this line changes it becomes Zhen (Thunder): hexagram 17 changing to 51.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Zhen (Thunder)
A sudden shock will give you a fright, but it will not really hurt you.