Sun, six in the fourth placeHexagram 41, line 4 · Sun (Decrease) · changing to 38
The line
In plain wordsCut away your own faults, and do it fast; if you are quick there will be joy. No blame.
The Image commentary on this line
損其疾，亦可喜也。
"Decrease one's ailment": this too is cause for joy.
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
- You know the flaw that holds you back, whether it is putting things off or losing patience. Fix it now, and the sooner the better; fix it quickly and things start looking up, and nothing goes wrong.
- Love
- Your old habit in love, whether it is suspicion or coldness: don't wait for the other person to point it out again and again. Change it early; the faster you change, the easier things get between you, and that is something to be glad of.
- Money
- Your old bad habit with money, whether it is impulse buying, spending to keep up appearances or letting debts drag on unpaid: find it and fix it right away. The sooner you change, the more you save, and there is nothing wrong in that.
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 Sun.
Line position
A yin line in a yin place: it is 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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Sun (Decrease); when this line changes it becomes Kui (Opposition): hexagram 41 changing to 38.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Kui (Opposition)
You are out of step with each other. Big things will not work; small ones still can.