Hexagram 23 · Line 1
Splitting Apart — 初九
Bo · Chu Jiu
初九 · Chu Jiu
The Line
The bed is split apart at the leg. Those who persevere are destroyed. Misfortune.
Interpretation
The petty come in and begin secretly from below with their destructive undermining, in order thus to undermine the place on which the noble one rests. The ruler's adherents, who remain true to him, are destroyed by slander and all sorts of machinations. The situation is ominous. Yet nothing can be done but to wait.