Hexagram 25

无妄 Wú Wàng

Innocence

Also: The Unexpected, Without Embroiling

☰ Heaven over ☳ Thunder

The Judgment

Innocence. Supreme success. Perseverance furthers. If someone is not as they should be, they have misfortune, and it does not further to undertake anything.

The Image

Under heaven thunder rolls. All things attain the natural state of innocence. Thus the kings of old, rich in virtue and in harmony with the time, fostered and nourished all beings.

The Lines

Line 1

Innocent behavior brings good fortune.

Line 2

If one does not count on the harvest while plowing, nor on the use of the ground while clearing it, it furthers one to undertake something.

Line 3

Undeserved misfortune. The cow that was tethered by someone is the wanderer's gain, the citizen's loss.

Line 4

One who can be persevering remains without blame.

Line 5

Use no medicine in an illness incurred through no fault of your own. It will pass of itself.

Line 6

Innocent action brings misfortune. Nothing furthers.

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