Daguo, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 28, line 4 · Daguo (Great Excess) · changing to 48
The line
In plain wordsThe roof beam arches up high and holds. Good fortune. But if you get entangled with something else as well, there will be embarrassment.
The Image commentary on this line
棟隆之吉，不橈乎下也。
The good fortune of "the ridgepole arches upward": it does not sag toward what is below.
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
慎Proceed with care. The outcome can be good, but the text carries a warning. Take the warning seriously and the good outcome is yours.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You have held the situation up, and that is good. But don't let other favors or private matters pull your attention away now; once you are led off, it will end in embarrassment.
- Love
- You have come through in love and found steady ground. Now don't let your heart drift elsewhere, and don't get tangled up with anyone else; the moment you are divided, it will turn embarrassing.
- Money
- Your finances have finally held up. Don't start a different business now, bail someone else out or take on new ventures. Concentrate on holding up this one beam; get entangled elsewhere, and it will end in embarrassment.
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 Daguo.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is its opposite, so the two answer each other.
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 Daguo (Great Excess); when this line changes it becomes Jing (The Well): hexagram 28 changing to 48.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jing (The Well)
The fundamental thing has not changed. The question is whether you are using it well, and using it all the way.