Wuwang, six in the second placeHexagram 25, line 2 · Wuwang (Innocence) · changing to 10
The line
In plain wordsDon't think about the harvest while you are plowing; don't long for a mature field while you are breaking new ground. Do the task in front of you without presuming a reward, and then going forward is favorable.
The Image commentary on this line
不耕穫，未富也。
"Not plowing for the sake of the harvest": he is not yet after wealth.
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. Neither good nor bad. Do your part, correct mistakes, and nothing will go wrong.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- Don't keep working out what this will get you while you are still doing it. Do the step in front of you well, and put promotion and reward out of your mind for now; that is how going forward goes well.
- Love
- Be good to the other person without first working out what you will get back. Don't rush for promises or a label; make each time you spend together a good one, and going forward like this is right.
- Money
- You have just put in effort and money; don't expect it to pay back right away. Do the work in front of you first, and don't count the returns before they come; carry on like this and you will not go wrong.
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 Wuwang.
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 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Wuwang (Innocence); when this line changes it becomes Lü (Treading): hexagram 25 changing to 10.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Lü (Treading)
There is risk in this, but if you walk carefully and by the rules, you can get through safely.