Gen, six in the fifth placeHexagram 52, line 5 · Gen (Stillness) · changing to 53
The line
In plain wordsYou keep your mouth in check and speak in an orderly, measured way. Regret vanishes.
The Image commentary on this line
艮其輔，以中正也。
"Stilling the jaws": because it is central and correct.
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
- Your words carry weight, so guard your mouth all the more: don't say what shouldn't be said, think before you say what should, and speak in order and with measure. Speak steadily and you won't leave behind anything you'll regret.
- Love
- In love, words are what hurt most easily. When you're angry, keep quiet until you have calmed down; when you do speak, make things clear one sentence at a time, don't dig up old grievances, and don't say cruel things. Then there will be less to regret.
- Money
- Watch your words when money is being discussed: don't casually agree to lend, don't make big promises lightly, and spell out the terms one by one. Say things up front and in order, and there will be no regretful wrangling afterward.
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 Gen.
Line position
A yin line in a yang place: it is not in its proper place; it holds the center of its trigram. Its partner is the second line, which is also yin, so there is no answer from it.
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 inscribed sides, old yin), this line is your answer. The primary hexagram is Gen (Stillness); when this line changes it becomes Jian (Gradual Progress): hexagram 52 changing to 53.
Which text to read with several changing lines →
Resulting hexagram · Jian (Gradual Progress)
Go in order, one step at a time, and the outcome will be good.