Guai, nine in the fourth placeHexagram 43, line 4 · Guai (Resolution) · changing to 5
The line
In plain wordsNo flesh on your buttocks: you cannot sit still, and you walk haltingly, inching along. Like someone herding sheep, let others walk in front and follow behind them, and regret will vanish — sadly, you will hear this and still not believe it.
The Image commentary on this line
其行次且，位不當也。聞言不信，聰不明也。
"Walking falters": it is not in its proper place. "Hearing these words, one does not believe": the hearing is not clear.
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 can't sit still and you can't move smoothly; your position is a bit awkward to begin with. Don't race everyone else to the front: let the right person lead and put your effort in from behind, and you will have nothing to regret. Really take this to heart.
- Love
- You feel unsettled; you want to move things forward but can't take the step. Don't insist on leading: let the other person set the pace and go along with it, and things go more smoothly. When the people around you tell you to slow down, don't be quick to brush it off.
- Money
- When you are restless and want to act but can't decide, don't rush to make the call, and don't force yourself to decide alone. Let someone who knows the business better take the lead and follow along at an easy pace, and you will have nothing to regret.
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 Guai.
Line position
A yang line in a yin place: it is not in its proper place. Its partner is the first line, which is also yang, so there is no answer from it.
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 Guai (Resolution); when this line changes it becomes Xu (Waiting): hexagram 43 changing to 5.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Xu (Waiting)
The time has not come yet. Wait.