Lu / The Wanderer

above: Ch^ en The Arousing, Thunder
below: Li The Clinging, Flame

The fourth [nine], undivided, shows the traveller in a resting- place, having (also) the means of livelihood and the axe, (but still saying) 'I am not at ease in my mind'.

Line 4 is strong, but in an even place. Hence its subject has not 'a lodging-house', but has found a situation where he has shelter, though he is exposed to perils. Hence he is represented as having an axe, which may be available for defense. Still he is not at peace in his mind. The Khang-hsi editors observe well that the mention of an axe makes us think of caution as a quality desirable in a traveller.