Heng, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 32, line 4 · Heng (Endurance) · changing to 46
The line
In plain wordsOut hunting, and not a single catch. Stay for long in a position that isn't yours, and whatever you seek, you won't get.
The Image commentary on this line
久非其位，安得禽也。
Long in a place that is not his: how could he get any game?
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 text gives no verdict, but the picture holds an obstacle and a warning. Slow down and watch the point it warns about.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You have stayed too long in a position that doesn't suit you, and no amount of effort brings results. See it clearly: it is not that you don't work hard enough; it is the wrong place. Think about changing direction.
- Love
- If you keep waiting on someone who won't respond, or keep standing in a place in a relationship that isn't yours, no amount of devotion will bring anything back. Take note: the longer you hold on, the emptier it gets.
- Money
- In the wrong line of work, with the wrong methods, you can stay as long as you like and still not make money. Be careful: don't just blame luck; first ask whether this is where you belong.
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 Heng.
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 Heng (Endurance); when this line changes it becomes Sheng (Rising): hexagram 32 changing to 46.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Sheng (Rising)
A steady rise; go forward with confidence.