Hexagram 10 · Line 5
Treading — 五九
Lu · Wu Jiu
五九 · Wu Jiu
The Line
Resolute conduct. Perseverance in awareness of danger.
Interpretation
This concerns the master of the whole hexagram. One sees oneself forced to resolute conduct. In doing so, however, one must remain aware of the danger bound up with such resolute conduct, particularly when one persists in it. Only awareness of the danger makes success possible.