Bi, six in the second placeHexagram 22, line 2 · Bi (Adornment) · changing to 26
The line
In plain wordsWhat is adorned is the beard — and the beard moves with the chin. You have nothing of your own to lean on, so you act together with the firm, upright person above you.
The Image commentary on this line
賁其須，與上興也。
"Adorning his beard": he rises together with the one above.
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
平Neutral. The text gives no verdict, only an image. Ask what in your situation the image resembles. The answer is there.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Right now you can't carry a project on your own, so support someone upright and capable and help make their work more complete. Your chance to shine lies in following the right person.
- Love
- In love, you are more the one who goes along, and following the other person's rhythm is fine. Just make sure the one you follow is upright and dependable; only then will your feelings have somewhere to rest.
- Money
- Your capital and experience are not yet enough, so don't go it alone. Start as a helper to someone decent and dependable; as they rise, you rise with them. Choose that person carefully.
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 Bi.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the fifth line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Bi (Adornment); when this line changes it becomes Daxu (Great Restraint): hexagram 22 changing to 26.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Daxu (Great Restraint)
You have saved up plenty of capital. Time to take it out and use it.