Wu Wang · Innocence

Judgment

元亨利贞，其匪正有眚。

Sublime success, and reward for perseverance. Whoever is not upright meets with harm.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

天下雷行，物与无妄，先王以茂对时，育万物。

雷声响彻天下，万物各自顺其自然而生长，这是无妄卦，象征应当顺应自然规律，不可妄为。

The Six Lines

• First line无妄，往吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line不耕获，不菑畬，则利有攸往。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line无妄之灾，或系之牛，行人之得，邑人之灾。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line可贞，无咎。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line无妄之疾，勿药有喜。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line无妄，行有眚，无攸利。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Neutral

Tendency: Innocence; acting without calculation or ulterior motive.

Guidance: Stay aligned with what is right. Scheming here invites unnecessary trouble.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.