Jian, nine in the fifth placeHexagram 39, line 5 · Jian (Obstruction) · changing to 15
The line
In plain wordsYou are caught in a difficulty far beyond the ordinary, but friends will hurry to help. It is because you yourself stand upright that people come.
The Image commentary on this line
大蹇朋來，以中節也。
"In great obstruction, friends come": because it keeps due measure at 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. The text gives no verdict, but the picture it paints is a hopeful one. Act the way it describes and there will be something to gain.
How to read good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation and no blame →
Asking about work, love or money
- Work
- You are in the thick of the greatest difficulty, carrying the heaviest load. As long as you stand upright and act with proportion, people will come to help you. At a time like this, accept help without hesitation.
- Love
- You have hit a big difficulty in love. As long as you treat people sincerely and keep your sense of proportion, friends and family will be willing to lend a hand. Don't be afraid to ask, and don't push their kindness away.
- Money
- Money is at its tightest, and the difficulty is great. If you keep your word and act with proportion, friends will be willing to help. When someone sincerely offers, accept it sincerely and work out a solution together.
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 Jian.
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 Jian (Obstruction); when this line changes it becomes Qian (Humility): hexagram 39 changing to 15.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Qian (Humility)
Lower yourself, and things actually go more smoothly.