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Hexagram 39
Chien - Obstruction

yin
yang above: K'an / The Abysmal, Water
yin
yang
yin below: Kên / Keeping Still, Mountain
yin

CHANGING LINE:

Hexagram Thirty-Nine/Line Three


Nine in the third place means:
Going leads to obstructions;
Hence he comes back.


Life in old China

Life in old China


While the preceding line shows the official compelled by duty to follow the way of danger, this line shows the man who must act as father of a family or as head of his kin. If he were to plunge recklessly into danger, it would be a useless act, because those entrusted to his care cannot get along by themselves. But if he withdraws and turns back to his own, they welcome him with great joy.


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