Jiji, six in the fourth placeHexagram 63, line 4 · Jiji (After Completion) · changing to 49

The line

The Image commentary on this line

終日戒，有所疑也。

"Be on guard all day long": there is something to doubt.

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.

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Asking about work, love or money

Work

The thing may be done, but holes can open up at any time. Keep a way to patch them ready at hand and check every day. This is exactly when you can least afford to relax.

Love

Things between you look secure, but small cracks can appear at any time: a moment of neglect, a word said in anger. Stay alert at all times, patch things as soon as you see the first signs, and don't wait for the leak to grow.

Money

Your money may look secure, but it could be leaking somewhere. Keep some emergency money at hand, look at your accounts often, check your spending often, and never let your guard down.

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 Jiji.

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.

Proper place, center and correspondence explained →

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 Jiji (After Completion); when this line changes it becomes Ge (Revolution): hexagram 63 changing to 49.

Which text to read with several changing lines →